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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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Paris Police On Alert For Refugee Who May Be Planning Attack: Sources
Security agencies in Paris have circulated a photo of an Afghan asylum seeker on suspicion that he might be plotting an attack on the capital, a police source said today.
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In Brussels Bid to Lure Back Tourists, Cats Are The Secret Weapon
After a five-day lockdown prompted by the maximum security alert, Brussels officials are attempting to entice back tourists who may have been scared away by images of soldiers armed with machine guns in the capital's deserted streets. Their secret weapon? Cats.
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Brussels to Stay at Highest Security Alert Today, Hunts 'Several' Suspects
Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" security threat in the wake of the Paris attacks, the Belgian prime minister said.
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Brussels Hunts For 'Several' Suspects As Lockdown Enters Second Day
The Belgian capital was locked down for a second day on Sunday with police and troops on the streets as authorities reviewed whether to extend a security alert meant to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks.
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Terrorists May Have Spent as Little as $7,500 on Paris Attacks
The terrorists who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering waves of air strikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as around 7,000 euros ($7,500) to stage their attacks.
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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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Paris Police On Alert For Refugee Who May Be Planning Attack: Sources
Security agencies in Paris have circulated a photo of an Afghan asylum seeker on suspicion that he might be plotting an attack on the capital, a police source said today.
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In Brussels Bid to Lure Back Tourists, Cats Are The Secret Weapon
After a five-day lockdown prompted by the maximum security alert, Brussels officials are attempting to entice back tourists who may have been scared away by images of soldiers armed with machine guns in the capital's deserted streets. Their secret weapon? Cats.
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Brussels to Stay at Highest Security Alert Today, Hunts 'Several' Suspects
Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" security threat in the wake of the Paris attacks, the Belgian prime minister said.
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Brussels Hunts For 'Several' Suspects As Lockdown Enters Second Day
The Belgian capital was locked down for a second day on Sunday with police and troops on the streets as authorities reviewed whether to extend a security alert meant to prevent a repeat of the bloody Paris attacks.
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Terrorists May Have Spent as Little as $7,500 on Paris Attacks
The terrorists who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering waves of air strikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as around 7,000 euros ($7,500) to stage their attacks.
