The Eiffel Tower in central Paris was evacuated on Saturday following reports of a bomb. Its three floors have been evacuated. It is one of the most visited tourist places in the world. Last year it attracted 6.2 million passengers.

According to media reports, the Eiffel Tower was threatened with a bomb after which it has been evacuated as a precaution. Also it has been closed for the general public till Saturday. ,

SETE, the organization that runs the Eiffel Tower, said bomb disposal experts, as well as police, were searching the area, including a restaurant located on one of the floors, France 24 reported. This is a normal procedure in a situation like this, said a woman spokesperson of SETE.

Construction work on this historic tower began in January 1887 and ended on March 31, 1889. During the World's Fair of 1889, two million (20 lakh) passengers reached here to see it.