subject: Eiffel Tower Reopens After Another Bomb Threat [print this page] The Eiffel Tower was briefly emptied Tuesday evening after officials received a bomb threat called in from a phone booth in the second alert for example to the memorial he warning came as French officials were on alert for possible terrorist attacks on crowded targets.stone in two weeks.
Police closed the locality of the tower, the most visited monument in France, blocking traffic. The police fired red and white tape across a bridge leading to the monument on the Seine. Dozens of officers stood guard in the region. Explosives experts combed through the tower of 1063 feet and found nothing unnatural, the Paris police prefecture said. Tourists have been in about two hours after the structure was destroyed.
Jean Dupeu, a retiree of 74 years, Paris had planned to dine in the tower, but found himself looking for another restaurant. National Police Chief Frederick Pchenard said last week that authorities suspected North African branch of Al-Qaeda plotting a bomb attack on a crowded square in France. His warning came after al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM claimed responsibility for Sept. 16 kidnapping of five French nationals and two Africans in northern Niger.
The French parliament voted this month to ban the burqa-style Islamic veil in France, a subject that has received warnings of AQIM. responsible for the fight against terrorism say it is just one of many factors contributing to the increased threat. Eiffel Tower, an anonymous caller using a telephone booth in a nearby neighborhood called for a warning for firemen, "said Paris police headquarters. The company, which operates the monument prompted police to evacuate.
