FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the deserted Place de l'Etoile and the Arc de Triomphe, during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France April 4, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pascal Rossigno
PARIS: The areas around the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower in central Paris were evacuated on Tuesday following a bomb alert and discovery of a bag of bullets, police told Reuters.
Subway lines in the area Arc de Triomphe area were also being evacuated.
Police said that the Paris Champ de Mars park around the Eiffel Tower had been evacuated briefly following the discovery of a bag filled with ammunition.
Two French local news sites showed pictures of a blue bag with different kinds of ammunition.
There have been several false bomb alerts, most recently in the Lyon railway station last week and at the Eiffel Tower a month ago.
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