Portugal intercepts threat message against Eiffel Tower

By Xinhua

Lisbon : The Portuguese aviation authorities have intercepted a conversation on a possible attack against the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the local media reported.


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The Santa Maria aerial centre intercepted the conversation early Thursday about an attack on the Eiffel Tower through the short-wave radio, the police said.

Portuguese officials have alerted their French counterparts, who are trying to identify the people involved in the telephone conversation.

Portuguese and French officials are on alert.

Similar messages about possible terrorist attacks in Paris have also been intercepted on the Internet in recent days, the reports said.

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