Paris police shut down Gare du Nord after terrorist alert
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FRENCH police were left searching for three men suspected of plotting an Islamic State group-inspired attack after authorities conducted a major operation at a Paris train station.
A ticket vendor in the northern town of Valenciennes, thought she recognized one of the three men listed on police wanted notices on social networks. It prompted the police operation and the temporary closure of one of Paris’ main transit hubs, the Gare du Nord, although no arrests have been made.
Rocco Contento of Unite SGP police union says the vendor informed the police. Two other police officers confirmed the information on customary condition of anonymity yesterday.
The three suspects have been identified by police as Belgian citizens Bilal Al Marchohi and Tarik Jadaoun, and Afghan national Zabihullah Sarwari.
The busy Gare du Nord terminus of a large suburban and national rail network, as well as the hub for Eurostar trains from London, was evacuated after 11pm on Monday night as officers from the special BRI intervention force started pouring into the station.
A security perimeter was established and all passengers on the train from Valenciennes were taken to a nearby brasserie to be searched, Contento said.
“Unfortunately it was determined that the person was not in the train,” Contento said.
Police said the operation went smoothly and ended early yesterday.
The operation came the day after a tense presidential election won by independent Emmanuel Macron, who has said one of his top priorities will be ensuring France’s security.
France remains under a state of emergency imposed after a series of Islamic extremist attacks in 2015.
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