Police in Paris have massed at the site of the Pullman Hotel, according to witnesses. Meanwhile, police have evacuated the Champ de Mars, the area around the Eiffel Tower, located nearby the hotel. The Paris Metro station near the hotel was also shut down by police.
UPDATE at 4:16 p.m. ET - Police gave the “all clear” for the Pullman Hotel, and a cordon was lifted.
A French Interior Ministry spokesman told Reuters that the massing of police at the hotel was a false alert.
