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Eiffel Tower closed to visitors after terror suspect with “large rucksack” climbs it

Sep 20, 2015 11:04 am By Robert Spencer

He has not been found. This story says that it could have been a parachutist, but with both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State having targeted the Eiffel Tower (see here and here), French authorities opted to risk appearing “Islamophobic” by closing the tower to visitors.

Eiffel Tower

“BREAKING NEWS: Eiffel Tower is closed to visitors after terror suspect ‘with large rucksack’ is seen ascending France’s most famous attraction,” by Peter Allen, MailOnline, September 20, 2015:

The Eiffel Tower was shut to all visitors today after a terrorist suspect with ‘a large rucksack’ was seen ascending France’s most popular tourist attraction.

Anti-terrorist police supported by a helicopter could be seen at the iconic landmark following the alarm being raised at around 9am.

‘There’s been a report of a man with a rucksack,’ said a police source assisting with the evacuation of the tower.

The unidentified man was seen in the tower at least an hour before it opened, said another police source. By early afternoon, he had still not been found.

Hundreds of people were already waiting to go up, but were told to vacate the area, as ticket booths were shut.

The tower has frequently been threatened by terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda and ISIS, with security stepped up since attacks by three radical Islamist gunmen in the city in January.

A police cordon was formed around the tower and people were moved to the banks of the nearby River Seine.

There have been numerous bomb alerts at the Eiffel Tower in recent years, and France is currently on the highest state vigilance alert.

But as today’s hunt for the man continued, police did not rule out the possibility that he might be an extreme parachutist hoping to jump off the structure.

‘It’s happened in the past,’ said the same police source. ‘The parachutist hides his kit the night before, and then gets into the tower and jumps off, while videoing.’…

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  1. jayell says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 11:11 am

    They have been threatening this for some years, I believe, plus Notre Dame. All predictable, I suppose.

  2. katnis says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Where is the 14 year old with the clock? If he showed up with his clock / pencil case / invention, police would have to look the other way and the french could have gone on with business as usual.

  3. jihad3tracker says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 11:16 am

    Off topic —– See my post about Ben Carson in the Jamie Glazov hijrah item.

    CARSON’S CAMPAIGN SITE HAS AN “ASK A QUESTION” FEATURE. UNLIMITED TYPING SPACE.

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEND HIM PRAISE FOR HIS TRUTHFULNEASS AND COURAGE, BECAUSE HE WILL BE INUNDATED BY CAIR AND THE MUSLIM VICTIM ISLAMOPHOBIA MONGRELS.

    ALSO TELL HIM ABOUT JIHADWATCH, PAM GELLER, AND YOUR PERSONA FAVE COUNTER-JIHAD WEBSITES. DO IT NOW ! ! !

    THIS IS A TRUE HISTORIC MOMENT IN OUR HISTORY — AND THANKS TO CARSON, MIGHT BE THE BEGINNING OF A PUSHBACK THAT KEEPS AMERICA ALIVE.

    • katnis says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 12:07 pm

      Awesome. What is the link?

      Here’s the story http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/20/politics/ben-carson-muslim-president-2016/

      • jihad3tracker says

        Sep 20, 2015 at 12:48 pm

        Dr. Carson perhaps does not have an accurate idea of the thousand-mile per hour cyclone he created by speaking honestly. Unless his campaign site has a VERY robust server, it could crash as Muslims all over the U.S. and internationally jump on the carousel.

        And, he will likely be singled out by YOU-KNOW-WHO for having one too many heads on his body. In the bloodthirsty underground network of Allah worshippers there is certainly a deluge of volunteer “lone wolves” lining up to take care of that anatomical problem.

        So if you initiate or continue communication with the campaign website, in its “Ask a question” feature, remind his staff of the risk created by his courage. Also, consider adding your own way of saying that the deepest love for our nation in times of danger has always come with a willingness to fight any enemy, no matter the danger.

        • Shmooviyet says

          Sep 20, 2015 at 2:13 pm

          @jihad3tracker, I wanted to add my thanks to @Jack’s regarding Ben Carson.
          Was away and hadn’t heard about his comment!
          Please watch your back, Dr. Ben. You are on CAIR’s crap list…

    • Jack says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks Jihad Tracker the story is on yahoo about him saying a Muslim shouldn’t become president, and CAIR is out in force as I would expect but what’s disturbing is the number of idiots that are against Doctor Carson that are replying in the comment section, of course they could be Muslims but with names like Jim, Bill, Bob Etc. it’s not likely but these morons may as well be part of the Hijrah that is Immigration Jihad. I’ve been a Jihad Tracker for over 15 years myself watching and warning as the Stealth Jihadists keep gaining ground and the fools keep encouraging them. Islam is a Fascist Ideology and as I’ve warned when in their host country and their numbers are great enough they become highly political, now America has a very dangerous Fascist Political Ideology in her midst.

      • jihad3tracker says

        Sep 20, 2015 at 12:58 pm

        Hello Jack —- I am staying on this as much as possible, but there are some chores to do for several hours, until around 7 pm Easter US time.

        EVERYONE, PLEASE : Now is the time to get the major factual resources about Islam sent to elected officials. DO NOT USE EMAIL — DO A ONE PAGE FAX WITH LARGE TYPE.

        Here are my favorites (beside Jihadwatch of course) — add your own : www dot inquiryintoislam dot com / www dot thereligionofpeace dot com / www dot answeringmuslims cot com www dot citizenwarrior dot com / www dot barenakedislam dot com /

        AS I WROTE ELSEWHERE, DAVID WOOD’S “THE JIHAD TRIANGLE” — AT HIS ANSWERINGMUSLIMS WEBSITE — IS 5 MINUTES OF CLEARLY EXPLAINING HOW THE “PEACEFUL NEIGHBOR” BECOMES A TERRORIST. Give anyone you send a fax to that video link.

        AND KEEP IN MIND THAT WHAT DR. CARSON EMPHASIZED IS THAT ISLAM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR CONSTITUTION. He did not have time to get into the reason (Sharia) but be sure to bring it up in your writing to national and state elected persons.

      • DeMolay says

        Sep 20, 2015 at 2:20 pm

        There’s no chance a Muslim would be elected president in the USA in the next 50+ years. In Europe, I’m not so sure.

        • gravenimage says

          Sep 21, 2015 at 3:15 pm

          DeMolay, while there is some question as to whether his has been a practicing Muslim as an adult–I think he probably has not been, in the strictest sense–Obama *was* born a Muslim since his father is Muslim, his stepfather who helped raise him was Muslim, and he was registered as Muslim in the Indonesian schools, where he attended Qur’an class. He is clearly still steeped in sympathy for that vile creed, and has been shaped in part by its appalling tenets.

          And he has the name Barack Hussein Obama. Really, it’s hard to be more Muslim without being named “Muhammad”.

          Americans may not have elected a Muslim–technically–but just seven years after 9/11 we elected the “next best thing”. What madness.

  4. Don McKellar says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Oh no! French authorities will now probably hear all about how “Islamophobic” they are! Was there a “clock” in that sack?

    • Don McKellar says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 11:35 am

      Maybe he just wanted to show his clock to the people on the tower? Get Obama on the line! He’s got somebody else to invite to the White House!

  5. abad says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 11:48 am

    France is shot to hell with all the Moslem terrorists they have been allowing in over the years.

    Next I suppose the Louvre will be decimated by members of the Religion of Peace(TM), given all the “idols” within its walls.

    Sad.

  6. Hokken says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 12:29 pm

    Needless panic, He was on his way to attached a large clock to the top of the eiffel tower.

  7. Joseph says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 1:08 pm

    The unidentified man was seen in the tower at least an hour before it opened, said another police source. By early afternoon, he had still not been found.
    _____________________________________
    *In the tower* an hour before it opened.
    Enough said, clearly a threat. I doubt if he was “lost”

  8. Shmooviyet says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    “…French authorities opted to risk appearing Islamophobic…”
    EXACTLY what is– or should that be ‘was’– needed by more of these ancient, beautiful cities full of art, architecture and antiquities, instead of all the bowing, scraping and giving-in to this one group of maniacs. Do leaders feel NO responsibility to future generations to protect themselves and their treasures??
    I’m reminded of the films and photographs of weeping citizens as the nazis marched in.

  9. Angemon says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    Could have been a base jumper carrying a parachute. Or a muslim doing a dry run and carrying a parachute to pretend to be a base jumper if he was caught.

    • Ginger says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 3:19 pm

      I’ll go for the dry run.

  10. yohanan says

    Sep 21, 2015 at 2:55 pm

    reopened same day “in the early afternoon”
    http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/09/20/Eiffel-Tower-closed-reopened-after-terrorist-suspects-seen-ascending/3641442783344/

  11. gravenimage says

    Sep 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    Eiffel Tower closed to visitors after terror suspect with “large rucksack” climbs it

    He has not been found. This story says that it could have been a parachutist, but with both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State having targeted the Eiffel Tower (see here and here), French authorities opted to risk appearing “Islamophobic” by closing the tower to visitors.
    …………………………………………

    Even if this was *not* a Jihad dry run, it shows how much the threat of Jihad terror has effected every part of the West, especially Europe.

    I remember seeing a picture of the plaza at the base of the Eiffel Tower when I was a child in the ’70s–the crowd was full of young people backpacking their way through Europe along with other tourists–no one even considered such a thing a threat. And why would they? Some people found these kids a bit too scruffy, but they didn’t represent any sort of danger.

    More:

    The tower has frequently been threatened by terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda and ISIS, with security stepped up since attacks by three radical Islamist gunmen in the city in January…

    There have been numerous bomb alerts at the Eiffel Tower in recent years, and France is currently on the highest state vigilance alert.
    …………………………………………

    The Eiffel Tower is the single biggest symbol of France–rather like the Statue of Liberty in America or Big Ben in England–it is recognized as a shorthand for the whole nation by people all around the world, even by little children and those who know little else about the country.

    It is also such a lighthearted symbol–people connect it with Belle Epoch Paris, with going on holiday, and with whiling away the afternoon in sidewalk cafes. It is a symbol of the optimistic, open, free-spirited and can-do West.

    Taking the Eiffel Tower down would be a huge coupe for violent, supremacist Jihadists.

    God, I hate Islam.

  12. Yohanan says

    Sep 23, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    Don’t forget a 20-year early attempt to bomb the Eiffel Tower. (This in addition to the recent 2014 examples that Robert brings.) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969

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