US tennis player Serena Williams poses on May 22, 2015 in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP PHOTO
US tennis player Serena Williams poses on May 22, 2015 in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP PHOTO

PARIS: Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower was shut to tourists for several hours on Friday as staff walked off the job to protest a surge in gangs of pickpockets roaming around the monument.

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