Paris : Theroundabout surrounding the Arc de Triomphe, one of the busiest and most famousin Paris, had to be evacuated on Monday after a false bomb alert, policesources said.
Hugetraffic jams built up in streets around the square, including the celebratedChamps-Elysees, as police and a bomb disposal squad carried out checksfollowing the alert around 2.00 p.m (1200 GMT). The all-clear was issued twohours later.
Suburbanand subway trains that pass underneath the square were not affected.
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