Strasbourg bomb alert: Tourist hub Petite France 'evacuated as police and soldiers swoop'

The popular in the French city is on lockdown with police and soldiers evacuating the area, locals said. One person said on Twitter: “Does anyone know what’s going on in Strasbourg? They’re blocking Little France and being confined to a restaurant.” Another said: “Bomb alert in Petite France. The terrace south of La Corde a Linge has been cleared.”

Newspaper La Plume Libre tweeted: “Bomb threat in the Petite-France sector in #Strasbourg.

“Military, fire and police are on the scene in number. More information to come.”

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source: express.co.uk