Paris anti-terror upgrade: Eiffel Tower to get bulletproof glass protection

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Paris anti-terror upgrade: Eiffel Tower to get bulletproof glass protection

Works began today to boost security at the Eiffel Tower as an anti-terrorism measure, city hall said, with bulletproof glass walls set to go up around the world's most visited monument. The changes come after a string of jihadist attacks in the French capital over the past two years in which more than 200 people have died. A bulletproof glass wall will be installed around the monument's gardens under the 30-million-euro ($36-million), nine-month works, the city's tourism chief, JeanFrancois Martins, told AFP. Visited by six to seven million people each year, the landmark already has a permanent police patrol. But Paris councillors voted unanimously in March to boost its security due to the


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