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Provence & Côte d'Azur: Toulon station also cordonned off after suspect package found on train

Nice train station evacuated after bomb alert

Police officers have cordoned off a section of avenue Thiers near to Nice Ville train station following a bomb alert.

Platform of Nice Ville train station
Nice train station was evacuated shortly after 8am this morning

Two fire engines and a bomb disposal vehicle were deployed to the scene shortly after 8am this morning.

Authorities have evacuated the railway station and shut off access to avenue Thiers from avenue Jean Medecin and boulevard Gambetta.

The main train station in Toulon was also evacuated this morning after a suspect package was found on board a train.

More to follow.

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Comment by Laura | 01.07.2011

thank you for reporting this. we boarded train there shortly after noon and our train was delayed for searching inside and out. We wondered why, and no explanation followed - until we read your article. Merci!

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