An explosive appeared on the roads of the Gare du Nord station and this affects a large number of passengers.
The trains of Eurostar ranging from Paris to London are suspended for the discovery of a bomb that belongs to World War II without detonating. The bomb was detected around 4 in the morning by workers who made land movements near the roads, in the region of Seine-Saint-Denis.
The Gare Du Nord is an important European transport center that serves destinations to northern France such as the European capital, Brussels, and Holland. In France the discovery of bombs of the first or World War II is common, but it is very rare to find them in such a busy place.
Four trains of the London Station of St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord were canceledtogether with the six trains that leave Paris to London.
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French government statement
The Minister of Transportation of France, Philippe Tabarot, said the traffic would be “very harmed” throughout the day, with a limited service from the afternoon and He asked that travelers cancel their trips. The National Railroad Company SNCF reported in a statement that traffic would stop at the Gare du Nord until mid -morning at the request of the Police.
In statements to the Sud Radio radio station, the minister indicated that residents and those who are near the train stations should not have “No fear” to a possible explosionunderlining the procedures in progress to deactivate and remove those bombs.
EUROPAR COMMUNICATED
Eurostarwhich operates passenger trains through the La Mancha Canal tunnel that joins the United Kingdom and the continent, canceled all the journeys between London and Paris on Friday morning and He advised his clients to choose another day to travel.
Friday is one of the days of more activity of the week at the London Node of Eurostar, the St. Pancras station, since thousands of people leave and arrive for weekend getaways.
Source: Ambito
