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Politics● LowSep 8 · Sep 8, 2026, 8:19 PM

Paris probes why women staff removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu visit

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Western Europe

The mayor of Paris on Tuesday ordered investigations over the removal of women staff at the Eiffel Tower during a visit by a Hindu religious group which prompted an employee walkout and the one-day closure of the monument. The Eiffel Tower, which says it receives nearly seven million people a year, reopened on Tuesday morning after a furore resulted in the landmark being shut down on Monday. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports

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