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Eiffel Tower to reopen on Friday as strike ends

Eiffel Tower to reopen on Friday as strike ends
People stand in line at an information booth following the closure of the Eiffel Tower as part of a strike by employees over lengthening queues during the peak summer tourist season in Paris, France, August 2, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier -  Copyright  BENOIT TESSIER(Reuters)
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PARIS (Reuters) - Staff at the Eiffel Tower agreed to end their strike on Thursday evening, a union official said, meaning the monument will reopen on Friday.

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The tower - Paris's most famous tourist attraction - closed on Wednesday afternoon in a dispute over a new access system that workers said had caused "monstrous" queues.

Each year over 6 million visitors go up the 342-metre (1,063-foot) tower in the French capital.

(Reporting by Simon Carraud; Writing by Matthias Blamont; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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