He Paris Louvrethe most visited museum in the world, was evacuated this Saturday and was forced to close its doors for fear of a terrorist attacka day after a young Chechen Islamist killed a teacher inside a high school in Arras (north), the institution itself reported.
The decision was made after the museum received written threats. “For security reasons, the Louvre museum closes its doors today, Saturday, October 14. People who have booked a visit today will be refunded,” the institution said in a message on social networks.
According to the French press, up to 15,000 visitors had to be evacuated after the museum received a bomb threat in writing, according to local media. The Louvre welcomed almost 8 million people in 2022 and is one of the main world tourist attractions.
The French presidency reported this Saturday that up to 7,000 soldiers from operation “Sentinelle” will be deployed throughout French territory until Monday in response to the raising of the terrorist alert. Since 2012, jihadist attacks in France have killed 272 people and injured 1,200, especially in 2015 and 2016.
Source: Lasexta
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