Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II era bomb on tracks leading to the nation\u2019s busiest station. <\/p>\n
Paris police said that at 4 a.m. Friday morning, a WW2 bomb was discovered by workers along railway tracks in Saint Denis. <\/p>\n
Technicians from Paris\u2019 demining team are currently at the site, according to the police, with an SNCF spokesperson describing the bomb as \u201creally huge\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe bomb could be a serious threat to people\u2019s lives,\u201d the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n
Traffic was \u201ccompletely blocked\u201d as of 9a.m. Friday morning, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said, disrupting suburban, regional and international trains. <\/p>\n
Tabarot warned services will be \u201cstrongly shook up\u201d all day. <\/p>\n
Gare du Nord is a major European transit hub, serving international destinations north of France as well as the main Paris airport and many regional commuters. <\/p>\n
Tabarot said that he hoped a reduced service would be running on French lines by the afternoon. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no reason to fear,\u201d the minister told Sud Radio, \u201cIt can happen that deminers have to clear a certain number of abandoned bags sometimes. But it\u2019s quite rare for a WW2 bomb.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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