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BFMTV Headquarters Evacuated in Paris After Bomb Threat

A multi-hour police sweep found no explosive, allowing staff to return.

Overview

  • Staff across the RMC‑BFM group were evacuated from the 15th arrondissement headquarters after an online warning claimed a device would explode at 3:15 p.m. local time.
  • Live programming was cut at 3:19 p.m., taking most of the group’s TV and radio signals off air while RMC Découverte, RMC Story and RMC Life continued with prerecorded schedules.
  • Bomb-disposal teams and sniffer dogs carried out checks at the site, and police halted nearby road traffic and tram service during the operation.
  • The alert was lifted around 6:00 p.m. after no device was found, employees were told to re-enter the building, and broadcasts resumed.
  • Police are investigating the source of the false threat, which follows months of hoax alerts that have prompted precautionary evacuations across France.