PARIS, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Train traffic involving Paris Gare du Nord has been disrupted by an unexploded World War II (WWII) bomb found near the tracks in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb, French media reported on Friday.

During a railway digging operation, an unexploded bomb shell from WWII was discovered at 4 a.m. local time (0300 GMT) in Saint-Denis, BFMTV reported, citing a police source.

A demining operation is ongoing, and all traffic that involves Paris Gare du Nord, a major train hub, has been disrupted.

According to SNCF Connect, all cross-Channel Eurostar trains to and from Paris are cancelled this Friday, and all domestic high-speed TGV are suspended.

Only Paris suburbs trains are running, but with heavy delays, it said. Enditem

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