Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been brought to a halt after the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to the Second World War near the tracks.France’s national train operator SNCF said in a statement that services would be stopped at the Gare du Nord until mid-morning at the request of police.

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.

Eurostar, operator of the sleek speedy trains that usually make rail travel between the UK and the continent a breeze, announced the cancellation of all its services to and from its hub in the French capital.

Eurostar has cancelled all trains from London until at least mid-morning after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb disrupted traffic at Paris’s busy Gare du Nord station. “An unexploded bomb from the Second World War was discovered near the tracks,” French national railway company TER said.

Eurostar cancels all high-speed trains from Paris to London and Brussels due to discovery of a World War II-era bomb near Paris' Gare du Nord.

Following the discovery of an unexploded WW2 bomb, Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been cancelled all day. According to local media, the explosive was discovered “in the middle of the tracks” in the Saint-Denis area in France while construction was underway overnight.

Travel chaos as London to Paris trains cancelled as flights fill up after WW2 bomb discovery - Disruption leaves crowds of passengers stranded at London’s St Pancras International and Gare du Nord in