Growing pickpocketing threat leaves Eiffel Tower closed

Eiffel Tower, the darling of tourists vising Paris was shut down for almost six hours as its employees staged a walkout on account of growing menace of pickpocketers.

The pickpocketers are not only a threat to the tourists, but the workers claim the gangs are increasingly threatening them with assault or abuse.

Thousands of tourists visit Eiffel Tower daily - many deprived of their wallets while waiting to get tickets

Although the Tower was opened later on Friday, the tower staff are demanding "formal guarantees" from management to stop pick-pocketing gangs who target numerous tourists every day.

It may be added that A similar closure took place in April 2013 when the Louvre art gallery disappointed hundreds of tourists by closing down after staff complained of being spat at, abused and even assaulted by pickpocketing gangs.

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Bomb Threat to Eiffel Tower was a Bogey

An anonymous call Saturday evening created a scare and stir at the Paris' famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, which claimed that explosives have been planted inside the tower.

Police and rescuers immediately evacuated the Tower of about 1,400 people present including tourists and staff members. The call received at 7 p.m. local time warned of a possible attack at 9:30 p.m. local time.

However, the call turned out to be a bogey and after search, the Tower was reopened after two and a half hours of closure.

The 1,050 ft tall iron lattice tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair, and soon turned into a prestige symbol of modern France.

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