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Bomb threat at Place de la République in Paris (VIDEO-PHOTOS)

Major evacuation and lock-down of the Place de la République

Newsroom May 26 09:37

French police have cleared the entire area of the famous Place de la République square amid fears of a bomb in an abandoned car.

There are images of a dark green vehicle, left outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

The Place de la République had previously been evacuated again in November 2015 after a false alarm sparked panic in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

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