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Eyewitnesses said that police and military forces were "all over the place" after the incident.

The reason for the evacuation is not yet known but some people at the scene reported that a “suspicious” package was the cause.

Visitors posted pictures on social media of armed police cordoning off the entrance area.

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People were ordered away from France's most famous building as heavily armed cops descended on one of the world's most popular tourism sites.

It comes a month after the Parisian landmark was engulfed under black smoke on the same night as the Nice attacks.

And chaos erupted around the tower during the final of Euro 2016.

Police later confirmed that the evacuation was a false alarm.

France is on high alert following the Bastille Day attack in Nice that killed at least 84 people.

Last November, terrorists conducted coordinated attacks across Paris, leading to the deaths of at least 129 people.

Earlier today, authorities arrested a man suspected of plotting a terror attack in the French capital.