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SAD: Paris Now Installing Anti-Terrorism Barrier Around The Eiffel Tower

Like many European countries, France has spent the last few years importing refugees from third world countries. Now they are erecting an anti-terrorism barrier around their most beloved landmark, the Eiffel Tower. Do you think those two facts might be related?

The BBC reports:

Eiffel Tower perimeter fence built to stop terrorism

Temporary barriers were placed around the tower in June 2016, and are now being replaced with more permanent measures.

Set to be completed in mid-July, the fences cost nearly €35 million ($40.1m; £30.1m).

More than 240 people have died in terror attacks in France since 2015.

Bernard Gaudillère, president of the Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE) which runs the iconic monument, said the new walls were “rock-solid for absolute security”.

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