A security warning was posted on a glass door inside a train station near Paris' Champs de Mars on the night of a planned Facebook party, May 23, 2010, to discourage people from coming to the area. Other posted signs warned would-be giant cocktail revelers that alcohol would not permitted on the premises.
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Dozens of police vans were parked at an entrance to the Champs de Mars. The heavy police presence was intended to deter one of the alcohol-soaked parties organized largely on the social networking site Facebook.
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Police stopped passers-by and checked bags looking for alcohol at the Champs de Mars in order to avoid one of the drunken public parties that have occurred in other French cities.
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Soft drinks and juice were on tap at the Champs de Mars as police restricted alcohol on the grassy venue near the Eiffel Tower, a gathering point for a would-be cocktail party organized through Facebook.
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The scene at the Champs de Mars near the Eiffel Tower was calm with families picnicking and lovers smooching on the night of May 23, 2010. A strong police presence was meant to deter a large would-be cocktail party organized through Facebook.
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A sign on the grass at the Champs de Mars invited people to make posters about the meaning of Facebook after police cracked down on a giant cocktail party organized through the social network.
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Mateo Eranda Hopp, visiting from Buenos Aires, Argentina, holds up a homemade sign describing what Facebook means to him. The 21-year-old student heard about the cocktail party all the way back in Argentina and decided to attend while traveling through Paris.
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