This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 31 May 2016.
The man had got hold of the war relic from a site in Northern France but he did not declare it to customs officials when he passed through checkpoints at Gare du Nord station and that led to the security scare. As a result, the station was evacuated as a precautionary measure. Therefore, Britons who were trying to get home after the Bank Holiday weekend faced hours-long delays. Alternately, they had to wait till morning due to a knock-on effect and planned engineering work last night.
A Eurostar spokesman has explained that people do bring in memorabilia from the war sites in Northern France. This is relatively common, and there are lots of signs at check-in where passengers are advised to declare this to customs. Because that had not been done, hence there was an evacuation whilst this was checked.
With the first match of Euro 2016 less than two weeks away and with fears that the tournament could be a target for terrorists, France is under a heightened state of security. A state of emergency has been in effect in the country since last November's terror attacks in and around Paris.
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