Clearance Operations have been completed for the period of the World War II Bomb Construction workers in Paris discovered overnight.
Half ton was found between explosives Train In the region of Saint Dennis region, which served 700,000 passengers a day-the tracks leading to the Gai Du Nord Station Paris' Northern border
Workers stumbled upon the device as part of the bridge repair project as part of the bridge repair project. It was buried about six feet down the Six from the ground.
This discovery has delayed the journey widely, preventing the eurosar, a trans -European train, which connects passengers to London, Paris and other cities through a channel tunnel. Northern France's domestic travel works also affected.
The bomb disposal services arrived within an hour of its discovery and quickly set up a 500 meter security frame. In the Gear Du Nord, passengers of the morning rush were met with a warning of interruptions, as well as ticket exchange, travel updates and snatching of lines of passengers operating on an international terminal of a blockade.
Similarly, the eurosar passenger in London's St. Pancras International was waiting for updates.
Following the passengers of the St. Pancas International Station in London, the eurosar trains reaching the capital were stopped after an unmanaged bomb of World War II near the railway tracks in Paris. Photo Date: Friday, March 7, 2025.
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The sweeping cancellations have left a lot of rotation for alternative arrangements, some have been advised to find flights or book tickets for trains going north of France.
The departure screen at St. Pancaras International Station, London, is seen after a halt to the Urostar trains after the discovery of an unprecedented bomb in Paris in Paris. Photo Date: Friday, March 7, 2025.
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The cancellation was felt in Western Europe.
Gabriel Cotton, a Missouri -based tourist, was traveling from Amsterdam to Paris from a train but he was trapped in Brussels.
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He said, “I heard the girl with me – her parents called her and said that the train station had received a World War II bomb.” “They told us that we have to get to Brussels,” he told the Associate Press.
Michelle Garrot is trapped in the Belgian capital with her wife.
“There is no solution. We're going to call the hotel and stay one more day. And change our train tickets, “he said.
Meanwhile, passenger Lee Bailey said the Eurostar offered them free reservation or refund, and apologizing, but there was no compensation.
It is not uncommon to detect bombs of both world wars in France, though they rarely cause the massive barrier levels on Friday morning.
French Minister of Transport Philip Tabarot has warned that gear do -Nord may be closed until Saturday morning.
The French Ministry says that since the end of World War II in 1945, disposal units have eliminated 700,000 wind bombs and disarmed 50 million mines, shells and other awareness equipment.
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