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Bomb alert triggers evacuation at Eiffel Tower

A view shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on August 3, 2023 — Reuters/Files
A view shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France on August 3, 2023 — Reuters/Files

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Visitors were allowed back in the Eiffel Tower on Saturday about two hours after officials evacuated it due to a bomb threat, a French police source said.

"It was a false alarm, people can go back inside," the source said.

Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Mark Potter

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