Traffic at Paris train station halted after World War II unexploded bomb found
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**Traffic at Paris' Gare du Nord train station halted after World War II bomb found**



**USA TODAY**

**Date:** 11:23 a.m. ET March 7, 2025  
**Updated:** 12:26 p.m. ET March 7, 2025

Eurostar trains in and out of London and some heading north from Paris were halted Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb in the French capital, French officials confirmed.

The unexploded bomb was found near tracks serving France's busy Gare du Nord station, Eurostar reported.

"As a result, we've had to cancel all trains scheduled to run to (and) from Paris on (Friday)," the transportation company  online. "If your train has been cancelled, please change your journey for a different date of travel or claim a refund. We're very sorry for the disruption to your journey and the inconvenience caused."

France's national train operator, SNCF, said traffic was stopped at the request of police, Léa Paire, a spokeperson for the company told USA TODAY by phone Friday morning while authorities were working to disable the device.

The device, Paire said, was discovered late Thursday just over a mile (2 kilometers) from the station by workers doing earth-moving work near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis region.

Bomb squad technicians arrived on scene at 4:30 a.m. local time, Paire said, and created a 500 meter perimeter around the device.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said traffic would be stopped at the request of police, Léa Paire, a spokeperson for the company told USA TODAY by phone Friday morning while authorities were working to disable the device.

The device, Paire said, was discovered late Thursday just over a mile (2 kilometers) from the station by workers doing earth-moving work near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis region.

The device, Paire said, was discovered late Thursday just over a mile (2 kilometers) from the station by workers doing earth-moving work near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis region.

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