Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:24pm #1

The caller said the tower will be blown to pieces at 9:30 local time. (8:30 here)

Not long now. I'm betting on no explosion.

LordSutch · 30-03-2013 9:25pm

Why, and by whom

Mint Sauce · 30-03-2013 9:25pm

Didn't know independence day was on.

Any link for that op?

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:26pm

LordSutch wrote: »

Why, and by whom

An unknown caller. No reason yet.

Ranicand · 30-03-2013 9:27pm

Thrill wrote: »

The caller said the tower will be blown to pieces at 9:30 local time. (8:30 here)

Not long now. I'm betting on no explosion.

Yes explosives big enough to do that could not be missed.

However I hope there has been no panic.

Those who make bomb threats should be harshly punished.

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:28pm

irish-stew wrote: »

Didn't know independence day was on.

Any link for that op?

Found one......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369258/Eiffel-Tower-evacuated-Terrorist-attack-fears-caller-warns-blown-pieces.html

EDIT:Wrong link.

My name is URL · 30-03-2013 9:28pm

irish-stew wrote: »

Didn't know independence day was on.

Any link for that op?

http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/fait-divers/la-tour-eiffel-evacuee-par-crainte-d-un-attentat_1236219.html

Custardpi · 30-03-2013 9:28pm

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/03/30/la-tour-eiffel-evacuee-par-crainte-d-un-attentat_3151011_3224.html

Headline: Eiffel Tower evacuated for fear of attack. Merde just got real.

Chuck Stone · 30-03-2013 9:28pm

It would take a demolition team a couple of weeks to rig the tower for collapse so I say bollocks to the sensational claim.

Dyr · 30-03-2013 9:29pm

what an Eiffell thing to do

donvito99 · 30-03-2013 9:29pm

Typical French.

Immediately surrendering for a little bomb threat.

My name is URL · 30-03-2013 9:29pm

Thrill wrote: »

Found one......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369258/Eiffel-Tower-evacuated-Terrorist-attack-fears-caller-warns-blown-pieces.html

That one's two years and one week old =p

Steve O · 30-03-2013 9:30pm

Bambi wrote: »

what an Eiffell thing to do

I'm emparissed for you.

Ranicand · 30-03-2013 9:30pm

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It would take a demolition team a couple of weeks to rig the tower for collapse so I say bollocks to the sensational claim.

Are you sure?

Duckworth_Luas · 30-03-2013 9:31pm

Hey terrorists, terrorise this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPljGWGNt4

Dublinstiofán · 30-03-2013 9:31pm

BOOM

Custardpi · 30-03-2013 9:31pm

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It would take a demolition team a couple of weeks to rig the tower for collapse so I say bollocks to the sensational claim.

For a safe, controlled demolition yes but surely a big explosion which damaged the bottom of it enough would lead to it becoming fatally unstable & fall. Would want to be a fairly big blast though.

carlarua · 30-03-2013 9:32pm

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/03/30/la-tour-eiffel-evacuee-par-crainte-d-un-attentat_3151011_3224.html

The article basically says what the OP posted ; they're not taking any risks

Captain Chaos · 30-03-2013 9:33pm

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It would take a demolition team a couple of weeks to rig the tower for collapse so I say bollocks to the sensational claim.

Yeah a few weeks to bring it down in a controlled way. If you wanted to take it down any old way it would be alot easier and far quicker. 2 powerful devices on two of the bottom legs of one side would do the job nicely.

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:33pm

My name is URL wrote: »

That one's two years and one week old =p

I goggled for a link. That came up and I thought It was about this threat.

This is just breaking news so no link yet.

30-03-2013 9:33pm

Well, did it go!

Edit: it's still there! http://www.earthcam.com/france/paris/

Neeson · 30-03-2013 9:34pm

Anyone with old Moore will see that he predicted in February that the tower would be attacked this year!

My name is URL · 30-03-2013 9:35pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Well, did it go!

Nope.. the bomber decided to go on strike instead

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:36pm

http://rt.com/news/paris-terror-bomb-eiffel-104/

Eiffel Tower evacuated due to bomb threat

The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated following an anonymous tip threatening to cause an explosion at the Paris landmark.

Almost 1,500 tourists and employees including security personnel were evacuated from the tower.

keith16 · 30-03-2013 9:37pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Well, did it go!

Edit: it's still there! http://www.earthcam.com/france/paris/

They forgot about the clocks going forward, so....ya know...

Cienciano · 30-03-2013 9:38pm

donvito99 wrote: »

Typical French.

Immediately surrendering for a little bomb threat.

Ah come on, do we really need to steal the incorrect french stereotype of them surrendering all the time from the British?

keith16 · 30-03-2013 9:43pm

donvito99 wrote: »

Typical French.

Immediately surrendering for a little bomb threat.

I dislike this whole French surrender monkey thing. It's akin to calling the Irish "leprechauns" or some such.

By that I mean, not only is it not funny, it's simply not true, and reflects poorly on those who trot it out.

Of course, it used to be a slur levelled by the Americans but seems to have caught on here.

I dunno, maybe I need to lighten up (I'm not even French) but the joke is just very very old now if nothing else.

Chuck Stone · 30-03-2013 9:46pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Yeah a few weeks to bring it down in a controlled way. If you wanted to take it down any old way it would be alot easier and far quicker. 2 powerful devices on two of the bottom legs of one side would do the job nicely.

Look at how strong the feet of the tower are.

There's no way they'd get two truck bombs close and even if they did I can't see them blowing away solid steel on concrete.

Duckworth_Luas · 30-03-2013 9:47pm

keith16 wrote: »

I dislike this whole French surrender monkey thing. It's akin to calling the Irish "leprechauns" or some such.

By that I mean, not only is it not funny, it's simply not true, and reflects poorly on those who trot it out.

Of course, it used to be a slur levelled by the Americans but seems to have caught on here.

I dunno, maybe I need to lighten up (I'm not even French) but the joke is just very very old now if nothing else.

Tell me about it!

You surrender in one war and you're forever known as a surrender monkey.

Just like when a guy shags that one sheep!

Thrill · 30-03-2013 9:50pm

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Look at how strong the feet of the tower are.
.

Didn't realise how big they were. You'd need a fair amount of explosives to destroy those by the looks of them.

keith16 · 30-03-2013 9:51pm

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Tell me about it!

You surrender in one war and you're forever known as a surrender monkey.

Just like when a guy shags that one sheep!

Quiet you!!

Dyr · 30-03-2013 9:53pm

Steve O wrote: »

I'm emparissed for you.

ah here louvre it out

Captain Chaos · 30-03-2013 9:58pm

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Look at how strong the feet of the tower are.

There's no way they'd get two truck bombs close and even if they did I can't see them blowing away solid steel on concrete.

A powerful cutting charge against the apex of the inside arch would weaken the
support considerably. There is more than one way to skin a cat and a terrorist who knows what he's at would know where and what to target if serious enough.

Yes a truck bomb is crude and easy and it's not the way to bring down a tower but it's a great way to blow the face off a building and kill lots of people out in the open.

Anyone · 30-03-2013 10:03pm

George Dubya thought it was the biggest oil well in the world and launched an attack

Eiffel Tower Evacuated After Bomb Threat

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