O Louvre Museum, in Paris and the Palace of Versailles were closed this Saturday the 14th after bomb threats. The palace and its gardens were cleared while police examined the area, the spokesman said.
Communications at the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, said no one was injured and no incidents were reported. “For security reasons, the Louvre Museum is closing its doors today, Saturday, October 14th. People who booked a visit today will receive their money back,” the facility said in a statement on social media. The site will remain closed throughout the day “as long as necessary to carry out the review,” a spokesman told AFP.
According to the French press, up to 15,000 visitors had to leave the museum. The Louvre welcomed almost 8 million people in 2022 and is one of the world’s top tourist attractions.
continues after advertising. The Louvre Museum is evacuated and closed due to the risk of a terrorist attack. Photo: Gonzalo Fuentes/ Portal
On the night of Friday the 13th, France went on “attack alert”, the highest level in the system, a day after a young Chechen stabbed a 57yearold teacher at the Gambetta Institute in Arras (north) last Friday the 13th.
French authorities say the former student, who has already been arrested, is suspected of Islamic radicalization. The government is also concerned about the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas in France.
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The French Presidency announced this Saturday 14th that up to 7,000 soldiers of Operation “Sentinel” will be mobilized throughout French territory by Monday in response to terrorist warnings. Since 2012, 272 people have been killed and 1,200 injured in jihadist attacks in France, mostly in 2015 and 2016. /With information from AP, EFE and AFP