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Visitors Evacuated, Louvre Museum In Paris Shuts For Security Reasons After Threat
The Louvre museum in Paris closed "for security reasons" on Saturday, while France is on high alert following an attack in the northeastern town of Arras.
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Bomb Threat
A security alert Saturday prompted the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in central Paris, France's most emblematic symbol which drew 6.2 million visitors last year.
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6 Hurt In Paris Stabbing Spree
A man stabbed six bystanders in a series of apparently unprovoked attacks in northern Paris on Tuesday night before being arrested by police in a drunken state, a security source told AFP.
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Actor Rehearsing On A French Train Mistaken For A Terrorist
An actor, while traveling on a French train to Paris, was rehearsing his lines for a role in the toilet when a guard overheard threatening words "gun" and "weapon" and informed the authorities.
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Police Slowly Reopen Paris Train Station After Security Alert
Police gradually began reopening Paris' Gare du Nord train station early on Tuesday morning after earlier evacuating the platforms and cordoning off the area because of a security alert, local police authorities said.
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Plaza Outside Paris' Louvre Museum Evacuated Ahead Of Presidential Poll
The plaza outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, where French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron plans a victory party if elected, was briefly evacuated today following a security alert, sources said. A spokesperson for Mr Macron's movement said the alert was due to a "suspicious package."
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Louvre Square Cleared In Security Alert As France Votes
The square outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, where French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron plans a victory party if elected, was evacuated on Sunday following a security alert, a police source said.
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Flights Resume At Paris Airport As Investigators Grill Attacker's Family
Flights at Paris' Orly airport were returning to normal Sunday a day after a man triggered a major security alert and travel chaos when he attacked a soldier before being shot dead.
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Man Shot Dead At Paris Orly Airport After Taking Soldier's Gun: Official
Security forces at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who grabbed a weapon from a soldier, as France was on alert just weeks away from presidential elections.
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Eiffel Tower To Be Shielded By 2.5-Metre Glass Security Walls
The Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, will soon be protected by bulletproof glass walls 2.5 metres (eight feet) high, part of a plan to prevent attacks at the monument, the city said Thursday.
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Visitors Evacuated, Louvre Museum In Paris Shuts For Security Reasons After Threat
The Louvre museum in Paris closed "for security reasons" on Saturday, while France is on high alert following an attack in the northeastern town of Arras.
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Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Bomb Threat
A security alert Saturday prompted the evacuation of three floors of the Eiffel Tower in central Paris, France's most emblematic symbol which drew 6.2 million visitors last year.
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6 Hurt In Paris Stabbing Spree
A man stabbed six bystanders in a series of apparently unprovoked attacks in northern Paris on Tuesday night before being arrested by police in a drunken state, a security source told AFP.
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Actor Rehearsing On A French Train Mistaken For A Terrorist
An actor, while traveling on a French train to Paris, was rehearsing his lines for a role in the toilet when a guard overheard threatening words "gun" and "weapon" and informed the authorities.
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Police Slowly Reopen Paris Train Station After Security Alert
Police gradually began reopening Paris' Gare du Nord train station early on Tuesday morning after earlier evacuating the platforms and cordoning off the area because of a security alert, local police authorities said.
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Plaza Outside Paris' Louvre Museum Evacuated Ahead Of Presidential Poll
The plaza outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, where French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron plans a victory party if elected, was briefly evacuated today following a security alert, sources said. A spokesperson for Mr Macron's movement said the alert was due to a "suspicious package."
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Louvre Square Cleared In Security Alert As France Votes
The square outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, where French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron plans a victory party if elected, was evacuated on Sunday following a security alert, a police source said.
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Flights Resume At Paris Airport As Investigators Grill Attacker's Family
Flights at Paris' Orly airport were returning to normal Sunday a day after a man triggered a major security alert and travel chaos when he attacked a soldier before being shot dead.
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Man Shot Dead At Paris Orly Airport After Taking Soldier's Gun: Official
Security forces at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who grabbed a weapon from a soldier, as France was on alert just weeks away from presidential elections.
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Eiffel Tower To Be Shielded By 2.5-Metre Glass Security Walls
The Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, will soon be protected by bulletproof glass walls 2.5 metres (eight feet) high, part of a plan to prevent attacks at the monument, the city said Thursday.
