Unexploded WW II bomb discovered near tracks at major Paris train terminal
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An unexploded WW II bomb was found near tracks leading to a major Paris train terminal, causing major service disruptions as police tried to disable it and looked for more.
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The disposal of what Paris police called an ''excessively dangerous'' unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French capital, including the suspension of high-speed train links with London and Brussels.
An unexploded WW II bomb was found near tracks leading to a major Paris train terminal, causing major service disruptions as police tried to disable it and looked for more.
The discovery of the unexploded WWII bomb outside of Paris caused all Eurostar traffic coming in and out of Gare du Nord station to be “completely halted,” the railway company told PEOPLE in a statement.
French police were working to disarm a WWII-era bomb found near train tracks in the north of Paris. All trains to the Gare du Nord station, including the Eurostar, have been halted.
The French transport minister said traffic would be ''strongly disrupted'' throughout the day with only limited service resuming in the afternoon, and urged travelers to postpone their trips.
Commuter traffic at one of France's busiest train stations came to a complete halt Friday morning after workers discovered an unexploded World War II bomb under the tracks north of Paris' Gare du Nord.
The discovery of a huge, unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks of Paris’ busiest railway station has caused major disruptions across Europe.
The unearthing of a 500-kilogram World War II bomb near tracks outside Paris on Friday halted traffic and stranded thousands of passengers in one of the
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Trains to and from Paris were heavily disrupted following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb early on Friday near the world’s third-busiest train station.
The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks halted Eurostar services between Paris and London Friday and caused cascading disruptions to scores of other trains to and from France’s busiest railway station, the Gare du Nord.
Eurostar, operator of the sleek speedy trains that usually make rail travel between the UK and the continent a breeze, announced the cancellation of all its services to and from its hub in the French capital.
Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II era bomb on tracks leading to the nation’s busiest station.
