Eiffel Tower Closed: Terror Suspect With Larrge Backpack Climbs It (Picture)

Eiffel Tower closed to visitors after terror suspect with “large rucksack” climbs it

September 20, 2015 11:04 am By Robert Spencer 3 Comments

He has not been found. This story says that it could have been a parachutist, but with both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State having targeted the Eiffel Tower (see here and here), French authorities opted to risk appearing “Islamophobic” by closing the tower to visitors.

“BREAKING NEWS: Eiffel Tower is closed to visitors after terror suspect ‘with large rucksack’ is seen ascending France’s most famous attraction,” by Peter Allen, MailOnline, September 20, 2015:

The Eiffel Tower was shut to all visitors today after a terrorist suspect with ‘a large rucksack’ was seen ascending France’s most popular tourist attraction.

Anti-terrorist police supported by a helicopter could be seen at the iconic landmark following the alarm being raised at around 9am.

‘There’s been a report of a man with a rucksack,’ said a police source assisting with the evacuation of the tower.

The unidentified man was seen in the tower at least an hour before it opened, said another police source. By early afternoon, he had still not been found.

Hundreds of people were already waiting to go up, but were told to vacate the area, as ticket booths were shut.

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