Paris LIVE: Gare du Nord chaos amid bomb threat | World | News
Hours after the arsonist attacks on France’s high-speed train network sparked huge travel disruption for hundreds of thousands of people, one of the major train stations in Paris, Gare Du Nord, was evacuated due to a reported bomb threat.
Journalist Jean-Baptiste Marty wrote on X: “A bomb threat is in progress at Gare du Nord in Paris. The entire perimeter around the station and within the station is cordoned off.” The journalist said “two suspicious packages” had been reported in the area.
A few minutes prior, the international EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, located in the Alsace near the French border with Switzerland and Germany, was also evacuated “for security reasons”.
A statement on the airport’s website read: “For safety reasons, the terminal had to be evacuated and is currently closed. Further information will follow.”
Earlier this morning, it emerged that installations along the lines connecting the capital with major cities including Bordeaux and Lille were set on fire, according to state-owned railway operator SNCF.
In light of the incident and the long-lasting consequences set to affect the rail services for the next few days, the French operator has issued a “do not travel” plea, urging people to postpone their journeys wherever they can.
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