Eurostar disruption after bomb alert at French train station

Eurostar passengers have faced disruption after a bomb threat at a train station in Calais, France.The Pas-de-Calais prefecture said that a bomb alert was under way at Calais-Frethun station, in northern France, in a post on X at 8.40am on Thursday.In a second post less than two hours later, the prefecture said the situation had been resolved.Passengers at St Pancras faced long queues (Ben Whitley/PA)PA WireOn the Eurostar website, the company said three trains on Thursday to or from London St Pancras had been delayed “due to a request for police assistance at Calais-Frethun station”.These included the 9.01am from St Pancras to Brussels Midi/Zuid, as well as the 9.10am and 10.10am from Paris Gare du Nord to St Pancras.Passengers at the London station faced long queues, with lines of people with their luggage stretching along the building and snaking round towards the Eurostar departures area.On the online departures board, the 12.31pm and 1.31pm from St Pancras to Paris were also listed as being delayed because of an incident at the Calais station.Eurostar said three trains to or from St Pancras had been delayed (Ben Whitley/PA)PA WireThe disruption comes after a wave of bomb threats and hoaxes have been received across Europe in recent weeks, causing flight disruption and the closure of schools.Heathrow and Birmingham airports were among those who received threats that were assessed as not credible last week, as dozens of flights across the continent were also targeted.Broadcaster Sky and Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE were among a number of media organisations to receive a bomb threat on Friday.It is not clear whether the incidents are connected.Eurostar has been contacted for comment.