Calais train station bomb threat sparks Eurostar delays
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A bomb alert is under way at the Calais-Frethun train station in northern France, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Published: 09:37 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 10:08 GMT, 12 November 2026
A bomb alert is under way at the Calais-Frethun train station in northern France, local authorities said on Thursday.
The bomb alert is also affecting international train travel, including the Eurostar.
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.
Yesterday, schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday following a series of hoax bomb threats.
Similar hoax threats were reported in schools in Britain and Ireland, which prompted some evacuations.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said she had called a government meeting for Wednesday, with Italian media reporting that 312 schools had received threats.
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