Bomb threat hits Lourdes pilgrims

 

 

Roman Catholic believers flock to Lourdes from all over the world

 

Thousands of Roman Catholic pilgrims have been evacuated from Lourdes in south-west France after a bomb threat, officials said.

The threat came as 30,000 worshippers gathered for the annual Feast of the Assumption, one of the pilgrimage site's busiest days of the year.

The deadline for the theatened blasts has passed, but bomb disposal teams are still searching the area.