<p>The areas around the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower in central Paris were evacuated on Tuesday following a bomb alert and discovery of a bag of bullets, police told Reuters.</p>.<p>Subway lines in the area Arc de Triomphe area were also being evacuated.</p>.<p>Police said that the Paris Champ de Mars park around the Eiffel Tower had been evacuated briefly following the discovery of a bag filled with ammunition.</p>.<p>Two French local news sites showed pictures of a blue bag with different kinds of ammunition.</p>.<p>France is on high alert following the beheading of a teacher earlier this month by an 18-year old Muslim man angry about the use of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a civics lesson.</p>.<p>There have been several false bomb alerts, most recently in the Lyon railway station last week and at the Eiffel Tower a month ago.</p>
<p>The areas around the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower in central Paris were evacuated on Tuesday following a bomb alert and discovery of a bag of bullets, police told Reuters.</p>.<p>Subway lines in the area Arc de Triomphe area were also being evacuated.</p>.<p>Police said that the Paris Champ de Mars park around the Eiffel Tower had been evacuated briefly following the discovery of a bag filled with ammunition.</p>.<p>Two French local news sites showed pictures of a blue bag with different kinds of ammunition.</p>.<p>France is on high alert following the beheading of a teacher earlier this month by an 18-year old Muslim man angry about the use of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a civics lesson.</p>.<p>There have been several false bomb alerts, most recently in the Lyon railway station last week and at the Eiffel Tower a month ago.</p>