Unexploded WWII Bomb Closes Paris' Busiest Train Station
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An unexploded World War II bomb halted train service out of Paris, France.
Construction workers on an overnight shift found the weapon of war at about 3:30 in the morning.
It was located near train tracks in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis,
about a mile and a half from Gare du Nord.
More than 210 million people travel through Gare du Nord each year,
making it Europe's busiest train station.
Authorities estimate the decades-old bomb weighs about 1,100 pounds
and was likely American or British.
During World War II, the Nazi-occupied French railways were heavily bombed,
especially in the north of Paris, where several factories were located.
Kind of wild to think that they're still finding stuff from World War II.
I mean, I guess it's better that they found it than it not being found and then something going wrong.
Pausing travel out of Paris has international ramifications.
Passengers in London, Brussels, and Amsterdam all felt the effects.
The French Transportation Minister says bomb experts have defused the explosive
and are working to remove the device safely.
Eurostar says passengers will have their tickets honored on another day.
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