Paris rail stations evacuated in bomb alert

Paris police evacuated several stations on the Paris urban rail network in a bomb alert, but nothing was found.

Paris police evacuated several stations on the Paris urban rail network in a bomb alert, but nothing was found.

Traffic on the RER A - one of the main rail lines serving the capital - was suspended while checks were carried out.

The French Interior Ministry said the bomb alert followed a  tip-off from CIA officers in Spain.

The alert was lifted after around an hour. Nothing suspect was found.

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