Bomb Alert at Calais Station Disrupts Paris–London Eurostar Services Before Trains Resume

A bomb alert at Calais-Fréthun station in northern France temporarily disrupted train services on Thursday morning, affecting Paris–London Eurostar services that pass through the station. National rail operator SNCF said services resumed later on Thursday morning after the gendarmerie authorised their restart.

What happened

The Pas-de-Calais prefecture said on social media platform X that the alert could affect rail traffic, and Eurostar said some services between London and Paris had been affected, with delays to services to and from London. France's national gendarmerie did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A wider wave of bomb threats

Reuters noted that the alert came amid a broader wave of bomb threats and hoaxes reported in France and other European countries in recent months, targeting flights, schools and, in some cases, media organisations. It was not immediately clear whether Thursday's alert was linked to any of the previous threats.

Source: Reuters.