After threats against the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles, the French government has given the all-clear.
As Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Saturday evening, there was no threat at either tourist attraction.
No explosive device was discovered and no attack took place.
The French government imposed the highest terror alert level on Friday.
The famous museum and palace of Versailles with its park were evacuated on Saturday afternoon. According to a Louvre spokeswoman, the museum received a message indicating that there was danger to the museum and its visitors.
The museum announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it would be closed for security reasons. Some Louvre visitors posted videos on the same platform showing people leaving the museum, some in panic.
The central Paris train station Gare-de-Lyon was also evacuated on Saturday afternoon because of a suspicious package. Around 15,000 people were evacuated on Saturday afternoon, as the radio station “France Info” reported with reference to police sources.
Legend:
The Louvre in Paris has evacuated its exhibition halls because of a written threat.
Keystone/AP Photo/Thomas Padilla
France is on the highest terror alert level after the fatal knife attack by an Islamist in a school on Friday and plans to mobilize up to 7,000 soldiers across the country for additional security patrols by Monday. An Islamist radicalized young man killed a teacher with a knife and seriously injured three other people.
SRF 4 News, October 14, 2023, 8:00 a.m.; dpa/Reutersgeta;zero
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