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The vehicle blew up in front of the building housing Jordan's military military mission in the French capital this morning.

The French interior ministry and the Jordanian embassy have confirmed the blast.

The cause is unclear at the moment – but Paris has been the target of repeated terror attacks from Islamic militants.

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Armed police rushed to Rue Lafayette – one of the busiest streets in the centre of Paris – near the Le Peletier metro station this morning.

Witnesses report seeing at least 15 officers with guns at the scene.

The street was closed off to traffic.

The metro station was also closed – with police citing "security measures".

The explosion comes as a number of suspicious packages were found at Paris' main train station – the Gare du Nord.

The station – the largest in Europe – was evacuated at about 9.15am in Paris, which is 8.15am in the UK.

Three packages were found at the station – which is the used for the Eurostar to Britain and the high-speed TGV.

One of the packages – which has been "neutralised" by the bomb squad – was found under the mezzanine floor of the Eurostar, according to French media.

Nearby vehicles were damaged in the explosion, eyewitnesses report.

No one appears to have been hurt.

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The Petra news agency, in Jordan, said: "A motorcycle exploded in front of the Jordanian military compound in Paris this morning, causing minor damage to vehicles parked in front of the building, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

"The French authorities have begun investigating the incident to investigate its causes.

"He added that the Jordanian ambassador in Paris was reassured about the safety of the workers in the mission, where no one was hurt."

Five people were arrested after a failed bomb attack in Paris at the weekend.

Cops swooped on a building in the upmarket Porte d'Auteuil neighbourhood after they were alerted by a member of the public.

They discovered a bomb made up of two gas cylinders and a mobile phone detonator in the hallway of the building.

Two other gas tanks were found outside.