French police say the Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff after receiving bomb threats. Both monuments are being searched by police on Sunday. The threats came after the French government put the country on high alert following the fatal stabbing of a teacher in a school by a suspected Islamic radical.
Staff leave the Louvre Museum as people are evacuated after it received a written threat, in Paris, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. The Louvre Museum says it is closing for the day and evacuating all visitors and staff after a threat. FILE - Visitors enjoy the Chateau de Versailles gardens, outside Paris, France, on July 15, 2023. The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 after receiving bomb threats.
Counterterrorism authorities are investigating the Arras stabbing, and the suspected assailant and several others are in custody, prosecutors said. The attacker’s exact motive remains unclear, and he is reportedly refusing to speak to investigators. Some schoolchildren, parents and personnel returned to the Gambetta-Carnot school Saturday, as police stood guard outside. Classes were canceled, but the school reopened for those who wanted to come together or seek support.
“As adults, we are managing with difficulty to take a step back, but for them, they’re children,″ said Emily Noge, arriving at the school with her sons and partner.
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