This photo provided by the Paris Police Prefecture shows a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb that caused transportation ...

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.

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