The Eiffel Tower is evacuated due to a bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower is evacuated due to a bomb threat as armed police cordon off the Paris landmark

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after a bomb threat.

Police cordoned off the Parisian landmark on Wednesday morning as bomb disposal teams swept the area.

It came after someone called officers to report that an explosive had been placed there, according to French media.

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