The iconic Louvre museum in Paris was dramatically evacuated amid heightened terrorist threats against tourist hotspots.

But despite the brief panic, visitors have now been allowed back inside the legendary landmark which is home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Just evacuated from The Louvre. Just part of that Paris experience, I suppose. #louvreevacuation pic.twitter.com/9icQwvHGpj — Kathy Skipper (@kskipper) June 12, 2017

Inside @MuseeLouvre now and heard an alarm asking all visitors to evacuate "as a security protocol". What happened? #louvreevacuation pic.twitter.com/0tiG1VVtHA — Carmen Ng 吳嘉文 (@Carmen_NgKaMan) June 12, 2017

Earlier, Kathy Skipper posted a picture on Twitter showing hundreds of people gathered outside the museum's distinctive glass pyramid entrance.

She tweeted: "Just evacuated from The Louvre. Just part of that Paris experience, I suppose."

Another Twitter user posted: "Inside @MuseeLouvre now and heard an alarm asking all visitors to evacuate "as a security protocol". What happened?"

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Meanwhile, twelve people have been hurt, including six police officers, after a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a restaurant north of Paris on Sunday.

Two victims were badly burned in the attack, with the restaurant then gutted by the fire reportedly started by the petrol bomb.

According to Infos Francaises, six of those injured were police officers.

Reports suggest the attack came after a botched robbery.

Three diners were airlifted to hospital in the aftermath.

The attack was launched on the restaurant in Aubervilliers, in the capital’s northern suburbs, about 8.30pm local time.

1 Police rushed to the restaurant after it was gutted by fire Credit: @raph_journalist/ BFM Paris

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