Paris' Gare du Nord grinds to halt after unexploded World War 2 bomb found
Paris' Gare du Nord, Europe's busiest train station, ground to a halt on Friday while an unexploded World War Two bomb was defused, causing the cancellation of all Eurostar trains for the day and huge disruptions to nearby traffic.
The unexploded bomb was found just over a mile from tracks serving France's busy Gare du Nord station, Eurostar reported.
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Paris Gare du Nord travel chaos draws to a close as police defuse WWII bomb on tracksA French government official said Friday that transport services would gradually resume from 6pm local time (1700 GMT) after ...
the Gare du Nord. Bright red signs warning of service disruptions greeted rail users at the usually busy Paris station, their travel plans thrown into disarray during the morning rush hour.
The Gare du Nord train station lies in the north of Paris and is the country's busiest rail terminal, serving an estimated 700,000 people each day. Bombs left over from World War I or World War ...
Eurostar said in a statement: “Due to an object on the tracks near Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption to our services this morning. Please change your journey for a different date ...
Eurostar services between London and Paris will remain suspended for the rest of the day, even if French regional trains begin operating from Gare du Nord, Eurostar confirms to the BBC.
The discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War Two severely disrupted traffic to and from Paris’ bustling Gare du Nord, the world’s third-busiest train station, on Friday.
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