Cold War warning sirens are sounding across France. Here's why
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Regular siren blasts baffle tourists but have become part of life for locals in France, but even with war affecting eastern Europe, not everyone sees the point of the decades-old tradition.
Paris (CNN) — It's a typical Wednesday lunchtime in Paris, the streets buzzing with tourists, terraces packed with tables, when the wail of an air raid siren fills the air.
Its groan tears across the city for nearly two minutes, reaching a crescendo above the midday traffic before dying away.
It's a strange occurrence. But what's stranger still is that aside from a few confused tourists, no one seems to notice.
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