Today, October 14, Louvre employees received a message about a bomb threat. After this, the building was evacuated, now the museum is cordoned off, and special services are working, BFMTV channel reports.
“The Louvre decided, taking into account the current situation in the country (a state of emergency was declared the night before), to evacuate the museum building and close it for the whole day to carry out the necessary checks,” a museum employee told TASS.
All visitors who had tickets booked for Saturday were promised a refund.
As reported EADaily , after the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in France, a threat level of “danger of terrorist attack” was introduced, which is the maximum of the three provided for by the current Vigipirate anti-terrorism plan. By order of French President Emmanuel Macron, 7 thousand military personnel will be deployed to maintain order on the streets of the republic’s cities, and about 1 thousand employees responsible for incident prevention and security will be sent to schools. In some departments, police and gendarmerie officers will be on duty near schools.
Minister of Internal Affairs Gerald Darmanen stated that since October 7, “more than a hundred anti-Semitic incidents” have been reported in France, resulting in the arrest of 41 people. About five hundred Jewish religious sites and educational institutions are currently protected by 10 thousand law enforcement officers. The authorities banned all rallies in support of the Palestinians, which, despite the ban, took place in several major cities in France.
The day before, in the city of Arras in northern France, a man with a bladed weapon attacked a school, killing one teacher and injuring several people. During the attack, the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar!”
2023-10-14 14:45:29
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