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| King's Cross evacuation: Armed police detain man and remove passengers from platforms | King's Cross evacuation: Armed police detain man and remove passengers from platforms |
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| Kings Cross station was evacuated by armed police as a man was detained on suspicion of drug offences. | |
| Armed British Transport Police (BTP) descended on mainline platforms shortly after 3pm to meet a train coming into the London station, the force said in a statement. | |
| Officers arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug over an hour later, at 4.15pm. | |
| As rush hour was set to start in the capital, closed platforms were evacuated as officers made inquiries. Platforms have since re-opened, BTP tweeted, thanking passengers for their co-operation. | As rush hour was set to start in the capital, closed platforms were evacuated as officers made inquiries. Platforms have since re-opened, BTP tweeted, thanking passengers for their co-operation. |
| All platforms at #KingsCross now starting to reopen – thank you to everyone at the station for your patience and co-operation. | All platforms at #KingsCross now starting to reopen – thank you to everyone at the station for your patience and co-operation. |
| Trains travelling to and from from the station were delayed by up to 30 minutes, according to the National Rail website. | Trains travelling to and from from the station were delayed by up to 30 minutes, according to the National Rail website. |
| By 5pm, trains were running normally once again, according to the rail organisation. | By 5pm, trains were running normally once again, according to the rail organisation. |
| Passengers at the station tweeted updates as the scene unfolded. | Passengers at the station tweeted updates as the scene unfolded. |
| One described seeing a man being led away by armed police at the station. | One described seeing a man being led away by armed police at the station. |
| Man in handcuffs being led away by armed police at King's Cross. | Man in handcuffs being led away by armed police at King's Cross. |
| Very closed #kingscross pic.twitter.com/Xz2P2g0nhh | Very closed #kingscross pic.twitter.com/Xz2P2g0nhh |
| Kings Cross closed. Police in front of entrances. | Kings Cross closed. Police in front of entrances. |
| #kingsx #kingscross very closed with armed police and no trains going anywhere pic.twitter.com/Kh3HAOAULK | #kingsx #kingscross very closed with armed police and no trains going anywhere pic.twitter.com/Kh3HAOAULK |
| #kingscross platforms 1 to 8 closed for police search | #kingscross platforms 1 to 8 closed for police search |
| Armed guards at a closed #kingscross - yikes | Armed guards at a closed #kingscross - yikes |