The centre of Lille was shut down for round an hour on Thursday due to a baby taking part in with a toy gun.
French police had been alerted to studies of "a person armed with a Kalashnikov" assault rifle within the metropolis's Euralille district.
Visitors was diverted from the scene and the world close to Lille Flandres practice station was cordoned off by authorities.
However it was later confirmed that the studies of a Kalashnikov had been a false alarm and had as a substitute been a younger boy taking part in with a toy weapon.
Police acknowledged on Twitter that that they had accomplished their operation and visitors had resumed within the space.
Authorities have additionally denied rumours on social media that any pictures had been fired in the course of the operation.
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