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Bomb alert near the Olympic Games stadium in Paris

Bomb alert near the Olympic Games stadium in Paris

A bomb alert has been issued in Paris after police came across a 'suspicious object' in an area near an Olympic Games venue.

The area around the Porte de Paris train station in Saint-Denis has been cordoned off as police await the arrival of a specialist bomb squad, reports Bild.

The station, located near the Stade de France stadium, where the Olympic Games have been hosted since yesterday, has also been closed due to the threat.

The stadium was reportedly empty when the bomb alert was sounded this afternoon, after the first Olympic session of the day ended at 1pm.

The second session of the evening will start at 17:40 where hundreds of sports fans will go to the stadium again.

But it remains unclear whether the affected train station will reopen by then.

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