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July 21, 2004
Eiffel Tower evacuated in false alarm

REUTERS: Eiffel Tower evacuated in false alarm

French police have evacuated crowds of tourists from the Eiffel Tower in central Paris after a telephone caller threatened to attack it, but police say the warning turned out to be a false alarm.

A police source said on Wednesday about 4,000 people were calmly evacuated from the tower, one of France's busiest tourist attractions, at about 3:30 p.m. (2.30 p.m. British time) -- 40 minutes before the attack threatened by an anonymous caller from a call-box.

"There was no bomb," a police spokesman said.

Security has been tightened in France following the Madrid train bombings in March. Wednesday's threat was at one of the tourist peaks, when thousands of people visit the tower daily.

Posted by Laurence Simon at July 21, 2004 01:33 PM | TrackBack
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So what would the Fench do if the tower was actuallty attacked? Would it stiffen their back or make them even more reclusive?

WPoS

Posted by: WPoS [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2004 02:34 PM

WPoS, I'm certain they'd just say an explosive meant for Big Ben accidently made its way to the Eiffle and prematurely detonated....I mean, Al-Q surely wouldn't do anything against them, it must have been a mistake....

Posted by: Mona B. [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2004 03:07 PM

I'll bet the French have raised the terror alert status from Run to Hide. (apologies to Rush)

Posted by: skip [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 21, 2004 03:15 PM

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