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| UK’s London Bridge station evacuated as emergency services deal with ‘incident’, trains diverted | UK’s London Bridge station evacuated as emergency services deal with ‘incident’, trains diverted |
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| Helicopters are hovering above London Bridge station, where passengers have been evacuated following a security alert. Operators have said trains are being diverted, and warned commuters of cancellations and delays. | Helicopters are hovering above London Bridge station, where passengers have been evacuated following a security alert. Operators have said trains are being diverted, and warned commuters of cancellations and delays. |
| British Transport Police said in a statement: “Officers were called to #LondonBridge station at 12.33pm today following reports of a suspicious item on board a train. | British Transport Police said in a statement: “Officers were called to #LondonBridge station at 12.33pm today following reports of a suspicious item on board a train. |
| “The station has been closed as a precaution while specialist officers assess the item.” | “The station has been closed as a precaution while specialist officers assess the item.” |
| Trains will not head to the central London station, Network Rail said, with the disruption expected to last until 1:45pm local time (BST). | Trains will not head to the central London station, Network Rail said, with the disruption expected to last until 1:45pm local time (BST). |
| The actor Daniel Coonan said in a tweet that there are “strange scenes” in London. | The actor Daniel Coonan said in a tweet that there are “strange scenes” in London. |
| London Bridge is a large railway hub for trains and tube trains in the Southwark area of the capital, situated just south of the River Thames. | London Bridge is a large railway hub for trains and tube trains in the Southwark area of the capital, situated just south of the River Thames. |
| Later on Wednesday, a British Transport Police spokesperson announced that the station was reopening after specialist officers assessed the item as “non-suspicious.” | |
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