Eiffel Tower reopens after bomb scare

Hundreds of tourists were evacuated from Paris' Eiffel Tower on Friday afternoon in response to a bomb alert, but it was found to be a scare and the tower was reopened two hours later, police told Reuters.

Police sent a bomb disposal unit to inspect the monument after an anonymous phone call triggered the alert around 2 pm (1200 GMT), but the team found nothing suspicious and the tower was reopened, a police official said. (Reuters)