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| Birmingham New Street Station suspicious package turns out to be cannabis grinder | Birmingham New Street Station suspicious package turns out to be cannabis grinder |
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| New Street station was evacuated with all rail services suspended | New Street station was evacuated with all rail services suspended |
| Hundreds of people were evacuated from Birmingham New Street Station after a security alert that turned out to be caused by a cannabis grinder. | Hundreds of people were evacuated from Birmingham New Street Station after a security alert that turned out to be caused by a cannabis grinder. |
| All services in and out of the station were suspended after reports of a suspicious package at about 15:00 GMT. | All services in and out of the station were suspended after reports of a suspicious package at about 15:00 GMT. |
| Experts discovered the item, found on a platform, was actually a cannabis grinder in the shape of a grenade. | Experts discovered the item, found on a platform, was actually a cannabis grinder in the shape of a grenade. |
| Commuters were allowed back in at about 16:40, but disruption is expected to last until the end of the day. | Commuters were allowed back in at about 16:40, but disruption is expected to last until the end of the day. |
| "The item has now been assessed by specialist officers and is no longer being treated as suspicious," British Transport Police said. | "The item has now been assessed by specialist officers and is no longer being treated as suspicious," British Transport Police said. |
| Birmingham New Street is the busiest station outside of London and the security alert saw commuters turned away, while others were left stuck on trains outside the station. | Birmingham New Street is the busiest station outside of London and the security alert saw commuters turned away, while others were left stuck on trains outside the station. |
| Currently something ongoing at Birmingham New St Station...Station cleared, nearby roads cleared, police moving pedestrians back up onto New St.Scene as 15:30@BBCNews @SkyNewsBreak pic.twitter.com/QwGM61ikt0 | Currently something ongoing at Birmingham New St Station...Station cleared, nearby roads cleared, police moving pedestrians back up onto New St.Scene as 15:30@BBCNews @SkyNewsBreak pic.twitter.com/QwGM61ikt0 |
| British Transport Police dealt with a suspicious item on a platform at New Street Station | British Transport Police dealt with a suspicious item on a platform at New Street Station |
| Posting on social media, one passenger wrote: "Birmingham New Street evacuation, been told to get as far away from building as possible. Undercover police vehicles and ambulances at the scene". | Posting on social media, one passenger wrote: "Birmingham New Street evacuation, been told to get as far away from building as possible. Undercover police vehicles and ambulances at the scene". |
| Another passenger said police officers at the main entrance had been shouting at people to move away immediately and to "get back onto New Street now". | Another passenger said police officers at the main entrance had been shouting at people to move away immediately and to "get back onto New Street now". |
| Others said they were stuck on trains outside it. | Others said they were stuck on trains outside it. |
| Birmingham New Street is the busiest station outside of London | Birmingham New Street is the busiest station outside of London |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service, West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service were also there working alongside British Transport Police. | West Midlands Ambulance Service, West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service were also there working alongside British Transport Police. |
| National Rail said while lines had reopened, trains may still be "cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 100 minutes as services return to normal". | National Rail said while lines had reopened, trains may still be "cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 100 minutes as services return to normal". |
| It added rail replacement bus services had been put on for: | It added rail replacement bus services had been put on for: |
| Coventry and Northampton. | Coventry and Northampton. |
| Redditch and Longbridge via Bromsgrove. | Redditch and Longbridge via Bromsgrove. |
| Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley. | Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley. |
| Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley | Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley |
| Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury | Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury |
| Avanti West Coast customers may also use their tickets on West Midlands Metro between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton. | Avanti West Coast customers may also use their tickets on West Midlands Metro between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton. |
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