"We want Paris to remain the capital of romance and love, that lovers from across the world come to Paris. Paris deputy mayor Bruno Juillard said "signboards" would be installed on the bridge and others in French and English, with messages such as "No locks, Paris thanks you" and "Find another way to show your love." Love may know no bounds, but Paris intends to instill some: authorities are going to take a tougher line with swooning couples attaching "love-locks" to city bridges as a sign of their undying devotion. Lisa Anselmo who runs the pressure group No Love Locks has said in the past the authorities must use the law to end the problem. The only way the city is going to get a handle on this is to ban it,” Anselmo told The Local.

Source: The Local August 03, 2016 07:17 UTC