ALERT: Paris – Police Operation Underway at Gare du Nord Train Station (May 8, 2017)

Monday, May 8, 2017

Alert: Paris – Police Operation Underway at Gare du Nord Train Station

Paris police have launched an operation at the Gare du Nord train station, which is approximately six kilometers from the Eiffel Tower.

According to Associated Press:

Police poured into Paris’ Gare du Nord station early Tuesday, evacuating passengers from platforms and sealing off the area, a witness told The Associated Press.

French police said in a single tweet that there was an operation underway at the busy station, which is the terminus of a large suburban and national rail network as well as Eurostar trains from London.

The UK’s Daily Mail reports:

Armed police have stormed Gare du Nord station in Paris tonight hunting for ‘three dangerous men.’

It is understood some passengers are being kept on trains as teams of officers have been seen pouring into the station.

The exact nature of the threat remains unclear and much of the station has been evacuated.

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