PARIS — An official at the Eiffel Tower in the French capital says the world famous monument has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found.
The official said Wednesday the package was found on the plaza beneath the tower.
A Paris police official said nearly 4,000 tourists were evacuated from the site after an anonymous caller warned that the Paris monument would be blown up at 1700 GMT.
Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying the situation is still being investigated.
The site is occasionally evacuated because of threats.
That almost tells me it's not Jihadists. Calling in the threat would cause an evacuation. Jihadists are about body count on top of the destruction, so there would be no warning.
They also don't leave the packages. They strap the packages to their chest and/or belt and detonate them.
I don't know who it could be, eco-terrorists, neo-nazis, prank, could be anything or nothing, but it doesn't fit Jihadist m.o.