The disposal of what Paris police called an "excessively dangerous" unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of ...

Authorities eventually defused the half-ton bomb after evacuating about 200 people from homes in the area and cancelling international and local trains.

The bomb, described as "really huge," was successfully disposed of after over 300 officers mobilized to handle the situation, and travel resumed shortly after.

The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of ...