Security alert prompts Eiffel Tower evacuation

Police and bomb-disposal specialists were conducting a search of the area, including a restaurant located on one of the levels, as reported by SETE, the organization that oversees the facility.

Eiffel Tower evacuation: A spokesman stated, “It’s a standard protocol in this kind of case, which is uncommon.

Shortly after 1:30 pm (1130 GMT), authorities evacuated individuals from the three floors of the monument as well as the square beneath it.

The skyscraper was under construction from January 1887 till March 31, 1889. Two million people visited it at the 1889 World’s Fair.