Bomb threat at Calais-Fréthun station disrupts Eurostar London–Paris trains
A bomb threat at Calais-Fréthun station in France temporarily blocked Eurostar rail traffic. Services were resumed following intervention by the gendarmerie.
Rail alert in northern France: Calais-Fréthun station blocked following bomb threat
Calais-Fréthun station in northern France went on alert after a threatening bomb message disrupted train traffic, including Eurostar services between London and Paris, reports Gândul, citing Sky News.
Eurostar confirmed the situation in an official statement: "At the request of the French authorities, trains cannot transit through Calais-Fréthun station. This situation is causing delays for some services to and from London."
Rail services were resumed later in the morning after the gendarmerie authorised the resumption of transport, according to national operator SNCF.
The incident came one day after hundreds of schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland were closed as a result of similar bomb alerts.
The Calais alert occurred against the backdrop of a broader wave of false threats reported in France and other European countries in recent months, which have targeted flights — including a Wizz Air Milan–Bucharest service and an Air Serbia Belgrade–Bucharest service — schools in Italy, and media organisations in Britain and Ireland.
It was not immediately clear whether Thursday's threat was linked to any of the previous incidents.
Source: Gândul