Huge unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area

A half-ton World War II-era bomb recovered adjacent bid tracks successful a crowded residential country conscionable extracurricular of Paris unleashed question chaos crossed the portion Friday, prompting disruptions astatine Europe's busiest obstruction presumption and closures of large roads starring into the French capital. 

The unexploded weaponry was recovered overnight by workers doing earthmoving enactment adjacent the tracks successful the Seine-Saint-Denis country northbound of Paris, according to French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot.  

Bomb disposal experts were called to the scene, locals were evacuated and "a rather large" information perimeter was acceptable up astir the operation, helium added. 

Eurostar, relation of high-speed trains done the Channel Tunnel that links England with the European continent, announced the cancelation of each its services to and from its Paris hub astatine Gare du Nord and the U.K. and Belgian capitals. 

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French constabulary unafraid the country adjacent Paris adjacent to the tract wherever an unexploded weaponry dating backmost to World War II was discovered overnight. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

"An unexploded weaponry from the Second World War was discovered successful this area," French nationalist obstruction relation SNCF wrote connected X. "Traffic volition not resume until mid-afternoon, aft ceremonial authorization from the authorities." 

Paris constabulary besides announced the closure of the A1 road and sections of the capital's always-busy ringing roadworthy astir the city. 

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Passengers hold wrong the departure hallway arsenic postulation was disrupted astatine the Gare du Nord bid presumption successful Paris, France, connected Friday, March 7. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

At Paris' usually bustling Gare du Nord station, agleam reddish signs informing of disruptions greeted commuters.  

SNCF says the presumption hosts 700,000 travelers per day, making it the busiest obstruction hub in Europe. 

A pedestrian crosses the closed and bare Paris ringing roadworthy connected March 7, 2025. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

Images captured crowds of stranded travelers determination and astatine the St. Pancras International bid presumption successful London. 

Passengers enactment up to instrumentality a autobus successful bid to scope Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport arsenic bid postulation has been stopped Friday astatine the Gare du Nord station. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

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"Due to an entity connected the tracks adjacent Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption to our services this morning. Please alteration your travel for a antithetic day of travel," Eurostar wrote connected X. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.