Bomb alert under way at Calais train station, local authorities say


PARIS, Nov ⁠12 (Reuters) - A bomb alert ⁠is under way at ‌the Calais-Frethun train station in northern France, local authorities said on ​Wednesday. The bomb alert ⁠is also ⁠affecting international train travel.

The alert ⁠may have ‌an impact on rail traffic, ⁠the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said on social ​media ‌platform X.

International high-speed rail ⁠service Eurostar ​said some of its trains between London and ⁠Paris were being affected.

"At ​the request of the French authorities, trains are currently unable ⁠to pass through Calais-Fréthun station. This is causing delays to some services to ​and from London", ⁠the company said in ​a statement.

(Reporting by ‌Inti Landauro, Dominique ​Vidalon, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Alexandra Hudson)

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