PARIS: Visitors were evacuated from three floors of the Eiffel Tower in France for a while following a bomb alert. Following this, the security personnel inspected different parts of the tower.

Following the security threat, the police and the bomb squad reached the spot and conducted an inspection. A search was conducted in the restaurant located in the tower for explosive devices. A news agency reported that the search for the bomb was ongoing and the visitors were evacuated as per the procedures followed in such situations.