Unexploded WW II bombs in Paris stop traveling to London, train heading to northern France
After discovering an unexploded bomb, the EuroStar train heading north to Paris was taken to other trains north to Paris, which dates back to an unexploded bomb close to World War II, which dates to the track serving the busy Gal Nord Station in the French capital.
French national train operator SNCF said in a statement that traffic was stopped at the request of the police.
French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said traffic throughout the day would be “severely interrupted” and that services were only limited in the afternoon and urged travelers to postpone their trip.
The bomb was discovered around local time, and was carried out by workers who were working on Earth near the orbit of the Senas-Denis region. Minesweepers were sent to the site and their operations were still in progress. When open Friday, stranded travelers gather at the station.
Gare du Nord is a major European transport center that serves international destinations north of France, such as the European capital, Brussels and the Netherlands, as well as major airports in Paris and many regional destinations.
The remaining bombs from World War I and World War II are often found around France, but they are rarely found in such a popular place.
Tabarot said in a speech on the broadcaster’s SUD radio that local residents and people near the train station should be “not afraid of” the risk of explosions, highlighting the procedures for chopping up these bombs and removing such bombs.
