Paris Gare du Nord trains halted and area evacuated after WW2 bomb found

The unexploded bomb was found on tracks near the station, with all Paris trains, plus Eurostar to Brussels, suspended.

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Eurostar services at Gare du Nord were scrapped for the day, after the 500kg bomb was found on tracks in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during overnight work.

Homes with windows in a 500m (1,600ft) radius of the bomb were evacuated and part of the Paris circular périphérique was shut as the clearance operation took place.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said local rail services at Gare du Nord would not resume until late afternoon at the earliest.

Tabarot said on Friday morning that a bomb disposal team was on the scene and there was nothing to worry about. "If we get the green light from the police chief in the coming hours, part of the service could - and I mean could - start up again after 16:00 (15:00G)," he said.

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