Eiffel tower has been evicted after bomb threat

Paris police evacuated the Eiffel Tower and nearby area surrounding it after receiving a threatening phone call of a bomb threat. A spokesperson of the company that runs the iconic tourist attraction said that the monument was evacuated as protective measures after police received an anonymous threat, The New York Times, reported

 131-year-old Paris landmark has been barricaded, nearby streets and a nearby bridge that stretches across the Seine River to Trocadero Plaza has also been temporarily closed, AP reported.

The police had launched an investigation in the Seventh Arrondissement, where Eiffel Tower is located. The local law enforcement authorities are longing people to clear off the area for the time being 

The France media reported that at the afternoon police receive an anonymous phone call of a bomb threat and warned that the bomb is placed under the tower according to a French journalist named Amaury Bucco, an unidentified man threatened to “blow everything up” outside the monument.

This is not the first time ever Eiffel Tower has been a threat of terror attacks. In May 2018, a huge group of tourists had to evacuate the tower after police received a similar bomb threat, which later turned out to be a hoax. The year before that a suspicious package was seen near monument after Bomb Squad checks the package it was found harmless.