PARIS, Oct. 22 Visitors to the Palace of Versailles in France were evacuated to for the seventh time in a week due to bomb threats, according to the palace’s social network page X.
“For safety reasons, the Palace of Versailles is evacuating visitors, Versailles will be reopened after inspections,” the message said.
As reported by BFMTV channel with reference to law enforcement officers, the evacuation began after reports of a bomb planted in the building.
In France, reports of bombs and threats of terrorist attacks have recently become more frequent.
For several days, airports across the country have been receiving reports of mining, and many have been evacuated several times.
Visitors to Versailles have already been evacuated six times over the past week. Earlier, the Louvre Museum in Paris also closed its doors to visitors “for security reasons.” French media later reported that the cause was a bomb threat following reports of a bomb, which led to the evacuation of 3,000 visitors.
The incidents come amid France's highest terror alert level following a school attack in Arras that left a teacher dead.
According to French Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti, 22 investigations into hoax bomb reports have been launched in the country recently. On Friday, a 37-year-old man suffering from a mental disorder was detained for this. Reporting false threats can result in up to two years in prison and a fine of 3,000 euros.