An unexploded World War II bomb was found near tracks near the bustling Gare du Nord station in the French capital, prompting the closure of Eurostar services to and from London and other trains moving north from Paris on Friday. France’s national rail operator, SNCF, said in a statement that police had requested that traffic be stopped.
On Friday morning, Eurostar, which operates passenger trains across the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and the continent, cancelled all of its services between London and Paris and told travellers to choose another day to visit.
With relatively limited service starting in the afternoon, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot warned that traffic will be “strongly disrupted” throughout the day and encouraged travelers to reschedule.
Serving international locations north of France, including the EU capital, Brussels, and the Netherlands, as well as the main Paris airport and other regional destinations, the Gare du Nord is a significant center for European transportation. Bomb remnants from World Wars I and II are frequently found throughout France, although they are quite uncommon in a place with so many people.
Speaking on broadcaster Sud Radio, Tabarot emphasized the protocols in place for defusing and removing such devices, saying that locals and others in the vicinity of the train stations should have no fear” of an explosion.
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