Posted on 03/30/2013 8:32:46 PM PDT by occamrzr06
The Eiffel Tower was evacuated tonight following a telephoned terrorist bomb warning.
Some 1,500 people, including tourists and staff, were escorted out of France's most famous landmark shortly after 7.30pm.
It follows threats from Al-Qaeda pledging 'revenge' for the French intervention in the African state of Mali to fight Islamic terrorists.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301676/BREAKING-NEWS-1-500-people-evacuated-Eiffel-Tower-anonymous-phone-claimed-explosives-placed-landmark.html#ixzz2P5IbOcgI
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Thanks Tom =)!
I didn’t see that. I did see 3 man Patrols with the troops (not police) in full battle rattle.
I saw that at Orly too. Trying to find a hotel shuttle at nearly midnite was getting a little tiresome, and my spidey senses were starting to act up. I was happy to see them
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