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The illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) are seen during the traditional Bastille Day in Paris, July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE – Tags: CITYSCAPE ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) – RTR3YNRC
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Greenpeace activists unfurled on May 5 a banner on the Eiffel Tower protesting against far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. (AFP)
Security Concerns Raised after Greenpeace Unfurls Political Banner on Eiffel Tower
Greenpeace activists unfurled a political banner in broad daylight on the Eiffel Tower in Paris creating security concerns among the city’s police ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections. Paris’s police chief called emergency talks after a dozen activists from...Caption:
Armed French police stand guard outside a commercial center in Nice. Reuters
Eiffel Tower Evacuated in Safety Drill Confusion, Major Events Cancelled
Paris’ Eiffel Tower was on Friday evacuated in error after an employee mistook a safety drill for a real incident, a police source said, as security fears compelled the authorities to cancel two main events. “It was a safety exercise drill, the sort that...Caption:
A worker installs projectors June 3 at a fan zone near the Eiffel Tower ahead of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, which begins June 10. Charles Platiau, Reuters
Exaggeration in Number of Security Forces Guarding Eiffel Tower, Louvre Draws Question Marks
Paris-They are known as “Operation Sentinel,” the imposing soldiers in camouflage uniforms who patrol beneath the Eiffel Tower and outside the Louvre with FAMAS assault rifles. Together, they form a massive security operation of some 10,000 French soldiers deployed...Caption:
French police stand guard near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on March 30, 2013. Source: Topshots/AFP Photo/Thomas Coex