Headquarters of France's hard-left party evacuated after bomb threat, lawmaker says


French police secure the area after a bomb threat at the headquarters of France's hard-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) and its evacuation in Paris, France, February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS, ⁠Feb 18 (Reuters) - ⁠The headquarters ‌of France's hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party ​have been ⁠evacuated ⁠after a bomb ⁠threat, LFI's ‌national ⁠coordinator Manuel Bompard ​said ‌on Wednesday.

Police are ⁠currently ​attending the scene ⁠while party ​members and employees are safe, ⁠Bompard said in a post on ​X.

(Reporting ⁠by Gianluca ​Lo ‌Nostro; Editing by ​Benoit Van Overstraeten)

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