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Gare du Nord station in Paris evacuated over suspicious baggage (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Paris’ Gare du Nord station reopens after evacuation over suspicious baggage (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
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Gare du Nord station in central Paris, France has been evacuated due to a potential bomb threat, and train travel from the hub has been suspended. Police are investigating what is believed to be unattended luggage. Gare du Nord station, in central Paris, France has reopened after it was evacuated for hours due to a potential bomb threat, and train travel from the hub was suspended. The alert was sparked by reports of unattended luggage.
Hundreds of people were forced to stand outside the station on Wednesday after police ordered its evacuation. Hundreds of people were left standing outside the station on Wednesday, after police ordered its evacuation. It was reopened shortly before 6pm local time.
Transport Express Regional (TER) tweeted that transport from the station has been interrupted, while the company running the Paris Metro specified that trains were not running in either direction between Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The operator Transport Express Regional tweeted that travel from the station would be interrupted for a period due to the ongoing investigation, while the company responsible for the Paris Metro announced that trains were not running in either direction between Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The Paris Metro group confirmed that the incident was related to an item of unattended luggage.
The Paris Metro group said traffic was expected to resume at 6pm local time (4pm GMT) and confirmed that the incident was related to an item of unattended luggage. The station, one of the largest in the French capital, also receives the Eurostar train from London and serves Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The station, one of the largest in Paris, also receives the Eurostar train from London and serves Charles de Gaulle Airport. Photos and footage from outside the station showed large crowds waiting on the streets of the 10th arrondissement for the all-clear. Some commenters on Twitter reported that the bomb squad had arrived to investigate the item in question.
Photos and footage from outside the station show large crowds waiting on the streets of the captial’s 10th arrondissement for the all-clear. Some on Twitter confirmed that the bomb squad had arrived at the station.
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