Paris’ Gare du Nord train station re-opens after earlier evacuation
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French police evacuate the Eurostar train platform at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, on Oct 27, 2021.
PHOTO: REUTERS
PARIS (REUTERS) - Paris' Gare du Nord rail station re-opened on Wednesday (Oct 27) after having been temporarily evacuated while police probed a suspicious item of baggage, a Reuters witness said.
Reuters journalist Kevin Coombs, whose Eurostar train to London was delayed by the security alert, said the station re-opened after the earlier evacuation, which had left hundreds of people waiting outside.
The Gare du Nord is a busy rail hub serving northern France as well as international services to London and Brussels.