PARIS: The Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, will soon be protected by bulletproof glass walls 2.5 meters (eight feet) high, part of a plan to prevent attacks at the monument, the city said Thursday.

The walls costing some 20 million euros ($21.4 million) will be erected this autumn at the northern and southern ends of the monument area, city hall said in a statement.

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