Eight airports across France were evacuated on October 18, 2023, due to various security threats, including bomb scares. The evacuations come amid heightened security concerns in the country, evidenced by the recent evacuation of the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre museum in Paris. The raised security alert follows a knife attack in the northern city of Arras the previous week.
Key Points:
- Eight French airports, including those in Beauvais, Strasbourg, Nantes, Biarritz, Toulouse, Lille, Lyon-Bron, and Nice, were evacuated due to security threats, including bomb scares and unattended items.
- Beauvais airport near Paris was evacuated due to an “anonymous threat,” while others faced bomb threats or suspicious unattended items.
- In addition to the airports, the Palace of Versailles was evacuated for the third time in a week due to security concerns, including a bomb threat over the weekend and a suspicious item on Tuesday.
- Over the weekend, Paris’ Louvre museum was briefly closed for security reasons before reopening the next day.
- France’s security alert level was elevated to its highest level following a knife attack at an Arras school the previous week.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/france-airports-evacuated-after-bomb-scare-intl/index.html
