Already evacuated on Saturday October 14, due to a bomb alert, the Versailles castle was again at midday today Tuesday October 17, 2023, according to BFMTV, of police source in the French capital.
The decision was made after a bomb alert received on the same site and is “not taken lightly,” said a source close to the file.
The evacuation of visitors ended around 1:15 pm (local time) and “the deminers will start their work after the total evacuation” of the castle, said a police source.
On X (formerly Twitter), the communication service of the Palace of Versailles evokes an evacuation for “security reasons”.
For its part, the management of the castle said “hopes to be able to reopen the establishment during the day”.
