Speaking to the BBC before the French transport minister confirmed the WW2 bomb had been defused, Lejeune says they thought it was the "better option" to cancel all 32 services between London and Paris today because it would give passengers "clarity" amid the "uncertainty".
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of the French capital during landscaping work.
Eurostar services between London and Paris are expected to resume after the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb found near tracks in the French capital.
Workers found it before dawn while doing earth-moving near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis region that borders Paris to the north. Eurostar, operator of sleek high-speed trains that run ...
Eurostar services are expected to resume between London and Paris on Saturday following the disposal of an unexploded Second World War bomb. Thousands of passengers have faced major disruption ...