Panicking tourists are locked inside the Eiffel Tower as police arrest man nearby while Eurostar is also evacuated in Paris terror alert


Tourists were locked inside the Eiffel Tower and the Eurostar evacuated amid a Paris terror alert which saw one man arrested this evening.

People took to social media to share images of the 324-metre-high tourist attraction shut off and surrounded by police.

One person has been arrested. Initial reports said the person was carrying a weapon, with some social media users mentioning both a ‘gun’ and a ‘knife’, but police say these reports are unfounded.

French police said they arrested an unarmed man near the Eiffel Tower on Friday night.

A cordon surrounded the area as officers stopped people from getting close to the landmark.

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