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France vows to crack down on 'jokers' behind false threats at airports, tourist sites

A file photo showing the front of the Beauvais airport near Paris. © Fred Dufour, AFP

France's justice minister vowed Wednesday to crack down on those behind a flurry of false bomb alerts that caused chaos at airports and tourist sites after emailed threats triggered evacuations at airports in Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais near Paris.

Emailed "threats of attack" combined with abandoned luggage scares triggered evacuations at six airports across France on Wednesday – in Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais near Paris – leading to hours of delays.

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