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| Barcelona and Madrid rail stations evacuated after bomb scare | |
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| Police evacuated the main railway stations in Barcelona and Madrid during Wednesday morning’s rush hour after a possible explosive device was found in a suitcase at the station in the Catalan capital. | Police evacuated the main railway stations in Barcelona and Madrid during Wednesday morning’s rush hour after a possible explosive device was found in a suitcase at the station in the Catalan capital. |
| The regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, said an explosives unit was dispatched to the high-speed rail tracks at the central Sants station in Barcelona at 8am following a call from railway workers. | The regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, said an explosives unit was dispatched to the high-speed rail tracks at the central Sants station in Barcelona at 8am following a call from railway workers. |
| The alarm was triggered after security officers saw an object “with the shape of a possible explosive device” on their scanners. | The alarm was triggered after security officers saw an object “with the shape of a possible explosive device” on their scanners. |
| Two trains were searched before the Mossos declared that the object “posed no threat”. | Two trains were searched before the Mossos declared that the object “posed no threat”. |
| The security alert also led to the evacuation of Madrid’s Atocha station, but police said this was a false alarm. | The security alert also led to the evacuation of Madrid’s Atocha station, but police said this was a false alarm. |
| “Our officers have carried out the appropriate checks at Madrid’s Atocha station and found it was a false alarm,” Spain’s national police said in a tweet. “The police operation is over and everything is back to normal.” | |
| At about 9.20am Spain’s national rail company, Renfe, said that a partial high-speed service had been restored at the Barcelona station. | At about 9.20am Spain’s national rail company, Renfe, said that a partial high-speed service had been restored at the Barcelona station. |
| The Mossos also tweeted: “Services are beginning to be restored at Sants station after various specialist units carried out the appropriate checks.” | The Mossos also tweeted: “Services are beginning to be restored at Sants station after various specialist units carried out the appropriate checks.” |
| An Associated Press reporter at Sants station saw long queues of passengers waiting for rail traffic to resume. | An Associated Press reporter at Sants station saw long queues of passengers waiting for rail traffic to resume. |
| Atocha station was the site of a bombing in March 2004 which killed 193 people and wounded about 2,000, Spain’s deadliest militant attack. Police say it was carried out by Islamist militants inspired by al-Qaida. | Atocha station was the site of a bombing in March 2004 which killed 193 people and wounded about 2,000, Spain’s deadliest militant attack. Police say it was carried out by Islamist militants inspired by al-Qaida. |
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