Police carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious package was spotted at Euston station in London.
The station, one of the UK’s busiest, was aired on Saturday, LBC reported, as police investigated a package of suspects.
“We are aware of online reports of an incident in the area of Euston Station,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement at around 12:30pm.
“Police cordons are in place as a precaution while police investigate a package of suspects.”
In another 20 minutes later, the army said: “The explosion was controlled by senior officials and the police lines have been lifted. Thank you for your patience.”
Pictures posted on social media showed emergency vehicles outside a London station, with one person writing: “Euston station has been evacuated and [cordons] all over. Lots of police and incident support teams. I’m not sure what’s going on.”
This follows a series of incidents involving suspected packages in the past 24 hours – at the US Embassy in London, Gatwick Airport and Chester bus station, as well as at Glasgow’s Buchanan bus station on Wednesday.
The United States embassy was locked down on Friday as police carried out a controlled explosion, while a bomb scare at Gatwick forced large areas of the high-speed international airport to be evacuated, causing disruption to tens of thousands of passengers.
Emergency services were called to the US Embassy in London on Friday (REUTERS)
Police investigating the incident said “initial indications were that this was a farce” and that an investigation would follow, while Essex Police said two people arrested for questioning were later allowed to continue their journeys.
The Euston incident came as large parts of the country experienced travel disruption due to Storm Bert, which was forecast to bring up to 40cm of snow and 150mm of rain in some areas.
Avanti West Coast has suspended its service between Edinburgh and Carlisle all day on Saturday with the next direct service from Carlisle not scheduled to run until Sunday afternoon.
South Western Rail (SWR) asked passengers to only travel west of Basingstoke if their journeys are essential, and announced that services on its network would start later than normal on Sunday and Monday due to security checks.