The Palace of Versailles was evacuated at midday for the sixth time in a week, following a new bomb threat, issued on the moncommissariat.fr platform. False bomb threats have increased in recent days.
The Palace of Versailles was evacuated at midday on Saturday for the sixth time in a week, following a bomb threat, we learned from police sources close to the matter. “For security reasons, the Palace of Versailles is evacuating visitors and will reopen as soon as checks have been carried out,” the establishment confirmed around 12:15 p.m. on its X account (formerly Twitter).
For security reasons, the Palace of Versailles is evacuating visitors and will reopen as soon as checks have been carried out. We thank you for your understanding. pic.twitter.com/nxuNt0kil6
— Palace of Versailles (@CVersailles) October 21, 2023
The evacuation was decided after a message relating to a bomb threat was issued on the moncommissariat.fr platform, as has been the case several times in recent days, police and sources said. close to the file.
Increase in false bomb threats
False bomb threats have multiplied in France since the jihadist attack which cost the life of the teacher Dominique Bernard in Arras on October 13. At least 11 airports carried out evacuations on Thursday. Ten were evacuated Friday, among 18 targeted by bomb threats.
Alerts also affected educational establishments and major monuments, such as the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris and especially the Palace of Versailles. At this time of the end of the high tourist season, between 10 and 15,000 visitors visit the entire vast site where the castle of King Louis XIV is located, according to the establishment’s press service.