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Fulham Broadway tube station to reopen after ‘security alert’ – Met Police | Fulham Broadway tube station to reopen after ‘security alert’ – Met Police |
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The Fulham Broadway tube station, evacuated due to a ‘security alert,’ will reopen shortly, police have confirmed. The station is one stop away from Parsons Green – the site of Friday’s terrorist attack in London. | The Fulham Broadway tube station, evacuated due to a ‘security alert,’ will reopen shortly, police have confirmed. The station is one stop away from Parsons Green – the site of Friday’s terrorist attack in London. |
The evacuation was confirmed on Twitter earlier by Transport for London and the District line line accounts. Trains are still running through, but not stopping at, the station. | The evacuation was confirmed on Twitter earlier by Transport for London and the District line line accounts. Trains are still running through, but not stopping at, the station. |
After investigating the alert, the Metropolitan Police have said that the station will reopen shortly and deemed that the incident “not suspicious.” | After investigating the alert, the Metropolitan Police have said that the station will reopen shortly and deemed that the incident “not suspicious.” |
READ MORE: 18yo man arrested by police investigating Parsons Green bomb attack | |
The evacuation comes hours after police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the incident. | The evacuation comes hours after police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the incident. |
Twenty-nine people were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated on a train at Parsons Green tube station in the capital during rush hour Friday morning. | Twenty-nine people were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated on a train at Parsons Green tube station in the capital during rush hour Friday morning. |
Earlier Saturday, armed police carried out a raid on a residential property in Surrey, and a search-and-evacuation operation is ongoing. | |
On Friday night, Prime Minister Theresa May raised the country’s terrorism threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘critical.’ ‘Critical’ is the highest threat level, meaning that another attack is considered imminent. | |
Police have urged members of the public to remain alert for any suspicious activity. |
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