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BFMTV Headquarters Evacuated After Bomb Alert Halts Live Broadcasts

Police carry out security checks at the Paris newsroom after an online threat cited a specific time for an explosion.

Overview

  • BFMTV said its premises were evacuated and programming was temporarily disrupted across RMC BFM, with teams working to restore service.
  • Police arrived shortly after 15:00 and explosive ordnance specialists were dispatched, according to Le Parisien.
  • A message received via the moncommissariat.fr portal triggered the security alert around 15:20, a BFMTV source told Libération.
  • Le Parisien reported that an online post claimed the building would explode at 15:15, prompting the intervention.
  • Live shows were replaced by previously broadcast reports and nearby traffic was restricted as checks continued, with no device confirmed found.