Louvre evacuated - Tourists told to leave Paris museum amid heightened security
THE Louvre has been evacuated in dramatic scenes in Paris.
Louvre evacuation - hundreds have been ordered out of the Paris museum
Hundreds have been ushered outside of the Paris museum for the unknown emergency.
Twitter user Kathy Skipper wrote on social media: "Just evacuated from The Louvre. Just part of the Paris experience, I suppose."
Another Twitter user wrote: "Inside MuseeLouvre now and heard an alarm asking all visitors to evacuate as a 'security protocol'. What happened?"
The museum was hit by terror in February when a man attempted to attack soldiers with a knife.
Police number around the museum were drastically increased after the February attack
Hundreds of tourists were also evacuated on that occasion.
The incident left one soldier injured and was described by French prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve as of "terrorist in nature".