Huge unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area

Huge unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area

Bomb found near train tracks leading to Gare du Nord, Europe's busiest rail station

Unexploded World War II-era bomb found in crowded Paris residential area

Police outside of Paris evacuate people Friday after an unexploded World War II-era bomb was found in the Seine-Saint-Denis area north of the city. (Credit: Reuters)

This photo provided by the Paris Police Prefecture shows ab unexploded World War II-era bomb that caused transportation chaos in Paris on Friday, March 7. (Prefecture de Police via AP)

Passengers wait inside the departure hall as traffic was disrupted at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France, on Friday, March 7. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)

A pedestrian crosses the closed and empty Paris ring road on March 7, 2025. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images)

French police secure the area near Paris close to the site where an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II was discovered overnight. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)