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Bomb alert at Calais train station affects Eurostar

Headline via Sky News · first report 12 Nov, 14:57 IST, latest 12 Nov, 16:10 IST

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
Representational image · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai · Humayunn N A Peerzaada / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

What we know

3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Sky News at 12 Nov, 14:57 IST; the latest is from CNA at 12 Nov, 16:10 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by3 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 14:57 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 16:10 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

A bomb alert is under way at a French train station, with Eurostar trains affected.
PARIS, Nov 12 - A bomb alert is under way at the Calais-Frethun train station in northern France, local authorities said on Wednesday. The bomb alert is also affecting international train travel.
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.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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