Local train and Eurostar services are disrupted at Gare du Nord station in Paris after an unexploded World War Two bomb was found nearby. The bomb was found "in the middle of the tracks" in the area of Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, during overnight works on the tracks, local media reported.

The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of the French capital during landscaping work.

Eurostar trains to London and all trains heading to northern France were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded World War II era bomb on tracks leading to the nation’s busiest station.