Many members of the city's Kurdish community live near the center, located near the Gare du Nord in Paris's 10th district.

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Police used tear gas to disperse up to 100 youths at the Gare du Nord, one of Paris's major transport hubs.

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On the French side, passengers avoiding the air route via Charles de Gaulle airport are now planted straight into the old vault-like Gare du Nord.

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The train involved in Sunday night's incident had originally been due to leave Gare du Nord at 2043 CET and arrive at St Pancras at 2159 GMT but was delayed by about an hour after an unattended bag caused a security alert.

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