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Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert: report

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was evacuated following a bomb threat Friday. Getty Images

TORONTO – The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was evacuated following a bomb threat Friday, a police official told Reuters.

The tower was evacuated just after 2 p.m. local time, the news agency reported.

The tower was subject to a bomb threat in March, forcing  a temporary closure.

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The tower is occasionally evacuated because of such warnings – at least once last year and twice in 2011. The 324-meter (1,063-foot) tower is one of the world’s top tourist attractions, with millions of visitors a year.

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