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There are reports eight people have been injured in the incident at the metro stop Place d'Italie – either in the blast or through smoke inhalation.

Three metro lines – 5, 6 and 7 – all run through the stop in the city's 13th arrondissement.

A police spokesman ruled out a terror attack, confirming the explosion and smoke was caused by “a technical fault”.

A spokesman for the metro operator RATP said: "There was a technical incident on line 6 and there was a release of smoke. Maintenance workers are on the spot. Traffic has been interrupted on part of the line."

It comes just days after Friday’s lone-wolf attack in the French capital on Louvre museum.

Machete-wielding Abdullah Reda al-Hamahmy, 29, was shot several times by French military as he screamed “Allah Akbar” during Friday’s terror attack on the Louvre in Paris.

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Paris metro staff reported traffic between Bastille and Place d’Italie was discontinued due to the “release of smoke,” without giving any details where it was coming from.

Security staff have sealed off an area around the station.

Around a dozen armed police are at the scene.

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It comes as Dutch city Amsterdam was rocked by a bomb scare after a device was discovered in a pub.

The venue was shut down and several streets in the surrounding area closed.