Bomb alert temporarily halts trains at Calais station, causing Eurostar delays

A ​bomb alert temporarily disrupted train ‌services at Calais-Fréthun station in northern France on Thursday morning, affecting both domestic and international ​rail travel.

Train services resumed later ​on Thursday morning after the gendarmerie authorised ⁠their restart, national rail operator SNCF ​said.

The national gendarmerie did not immediately ​respond to an emailed request for comment.

International high-speed rail operator Eurostar said some services between London ​and Paris had been affected by ​the disruption, as trains traveling on the route ‌pass ⁠through Calais-Fréthun. The incident caused delays to services to and from London, the company said.

The alert came amid a ​broader wave ​of bomb ⁠threats and hoaxes reported in France and other European countries ​in recent months, targeting flights, schools and, ​in ⁠some cases, media organisations.

It was not immediately clear whether Thursday’s alert was linked ⁠to ​any of the previous ​threats.