00:00Passengers were left stranded after Eurostar and local trains were disrupted at Paris-Gare
00:07du Nord station following the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb.
00:15It was found near the tracks close to the station.
00:20Minesweepers were sent to the site for its removal.
00:25France's national train operator, SNCF, said in a statement that traffic was stopped at
00:30the request of police.
00:35French Transport Minister Philippe Dabarose said traffic would be strongly disrupted throughout
00:39the day with only limited service resuming in the afternoon.
00:43He urged travellers to postpone their trips.
00:48Unexploded bombs left from World War I and II are regularly discovered around France,
00:53but it is rare to find them in an urban location.
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