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(Image: TWITTER/WALTER OLIVIER)

Photos emerging on Twitter show the aftermath of a train derailing in Strasbourg, France.

Local media in France claims five people have died and seven were injured in the incident.

It comes hours after the Paris terror attacks.

(Image: REUTERS)

(Image: WALTER OLIVIER)

It is unclear if the derailment is terror related but witnesses say the train caught fire.

The image was shared by Twitter user @Cmouadelph and shows the train overturned in a lake.

It is understood the train involved is a TGV 2369 test train and derailed near Eckwersheim.

Major emergency resources were dispatched, France 3 reports.

Local media reports 46 passengers were on board.

The death toll was originally placed at five but that figure has risen to 10.

(Image: REUTERS)

France-based news outlet Denieres Nouvelles D'Alsace (DNA) reports those hurt were evacuated by helicopter.

The train the left lane of the bridge and landed in a canal.

There is currently no evidence linking the incident to a terrorist attack.

Photos taken by Walter Olivier show a huge plume of black smoke rising from the train.

Earlier a threat made on social media led to the grounding of a flight from Amsterdam to Paris.

It comes after 128 people lost their lives as ISIS terrorists carried out six attacks on the French capital.