Overview
- A loud explosion around 11:45 a.m. in Hall 1 shredded a traveler’s bag and led BRF officers to evacuate part of the station and set a security perimeter.
- Bomb-disposal specialists and an explosives dog carried out checks, and the Laboratoire Central confirmed a SodaStream-type CO2 cartridge as the accidental source.
- The bag’s owner presented himself to police and said he was transporting a soda-making device with a gas bottle.
- SNCF reported no injuries and only minor delays, with the security operation lifted shortly before 1 p.m.
- Le Parisien described brief panic with running and abandoned luggage during holiday crowds, though the rail operator said procedures unfolded routinely.