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Paris Bomb Alerts Prompt Evacuations at Montparnasse Tower and Sciences Po

Police are running standard levée de doute checks after reports named five sites with no confirmed device.

Overview

  • Police received alerts around 18:00 about a possible explosive device at multiple locations across Paris.
  • Montparnasse Tower and Sciences Po were evacuated following the reports, while some other targeted venues did not evacuate.
  • A levée de doute at Sciences Po lifted all doubt, with no suspicious device found during the inspection.
  • Search operations at Montparnasse Tower were still ongoing shortly before 21:00 with no public confirmation of any device.
  • Authorities said five sites were targeted, including the Bataclan and the Eiffel Tower, and SNCF confirmed the Montparnasse train station was not evacuated.