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Cannes: Suspicious Package Forces Partial Evacuation Of Palais Des Festivals
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deadline.comWhat initially appeared to some to be a bomb scare forced the partial evacuation of the Cannes Film Festival’s main venue, the Palais des Festivals, this afternoon.
Police set up a security perimiter in the area surrounding the building, and shortly after 3PM local time, a bomb squad destroyed a suspicious package outside, causing a slight explosion, France Info reported.
The alert was subsequently called off with police tweeting a “return to normal.”Earlier, technicians and people inside the wing closest to the port, as well as the Debussy theater to the right side of the Palais were evacuated, according to reports.
Hong Sang-Soo’s Cannes Premiere entry In Front Of Your Face was due to screen in the Debussy from 3PM. However, there was no
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