Paris Trains Stopped After Unexploded 1,000+ lbs. WWII Bomb Discovered

Paris Trains Stopped After Unexploded 1,000+ lbs. WWII Bomb Discovered


Travel across Europe was snarled Friday after a World War II-era bomb was discovered near the Gare du Nord in Paris, where trains crisscrossing the continent connect.

The bomb was discovered at about 3:30 a.m. Friday about a mile and a half from the Gare du Nord, according to The New York Times. The bomb was found by workers who were landscaping at a bridge renovation project.

The 1,000-pound bomb, which contained about 400 pounds of explosives was about three feet long and was buried about six and a half feet below the surface.

BREAKING: French police have released images of the unexploded Second World War bomb that has disrupted travel for thousands of Eurostar passengers.

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