The shell was found as part of a random check at the station, which serves as a stop for the Eurostar from London, the Thalys from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, four suburban train lines, and two busy Paris metros.
A source close to the investigation said the man, who was arrested, was a soldier.
Arrivals and departures were temporarily disrupted before being resumed later Friday.
Long distance area of #GareduNord in Paris being evacuated. Officer says some sort of suspicious package pic.twitter.com/T42m3r0vJT
— Christopher Kozal Brennan (@CKozalBrennan) November 29, 2019
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