Disneyland Paris has had to be evacuated this evening after a suspicious package was found in the principal train station nearby.
UPDATE at 9:45 p.m. ET: By 11 p.m. local time, the amount of soldiers and police officers had been scaled down, but the train station remained blocked off.
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According to the Mirror, a “suspicious package” was found inside the train station and it led to the evacuation of the theme park. Hundreds of park-goers including families with young children did leave the park and early reports said the “entire park” had been evacuated.
Marne la Vallee station was shut down as a precaution according to the police. They were going to conduct searches after reports of a suspicious package had started being heard at the station.
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The area, which is around 20 miles from central Paris, was filled with a huge police presence and Army soldiers as well.
Recently, there had been warnings received from terrorist groups that said Disneyland Paris was a prime target for an attack. Some of the warnings allegedly came from Al-Qaeda and Islamic State so all warnings are being taken seriously.
As of this writing, police were still making sure the area around Disneyland Paris was secure and safe.
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