An employee holds up the frame of an original early 19th century replica of the Mona Lisa, in Paris at the Christie's auction house on November 9, 2021.
A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
The Louvre Museum in Paris is evacuating all visitors and staff and closing early Saturday because it received a written threat.
The French government raised the threat alert level and is deploying 7,000 troops to increase security after Friday's school attack.
The Louvre, home to masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, welcomes between 30,000 and 40,000 visitors per day.
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