A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly 4,000 tourists from the Eiffel Tower on 23rd March, tower officials and police said.

No explosives were found, and the site in the French capital was reopened to visitors more than two hours after the original warning, said a Paris police official.

Police officers cordoned off the sandy plaza beneath the tower and soldiers in camouflage gear patrolled the site after the evacuation.

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