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| Two young boys have been hit and killed by a London Underground (LU) train in Barking in east London. | |
| British Transport Police (BTP) said they were part of a group of four boys who had been writing graffiti in a depot late on Friday night. | |
| They ran off when spotted by depot security staff, but two of them ran into the path of an oncoming District Line train entering the sidings. | |
| The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. | The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. |
| BTP said one of the boys in the group had been arrested, while the fourth had run from the scene. | |
| Train services affected | |
| Security staff called the police when they spotted the boys spraying graffiti. | |
| But police said officers did not chase people in such circumstances because of the dangers from trains and electrified equipment. | |
| A BTP spokesman said: "There were four boys altogether and they were noticed by security, who called out to them. | |
| "Then they ran off and two ran right out in front of an oncoming train," he added. | |
| A statement from London Underground said services between East Ham and Dagenham on the District Line were suspended in both directions at about 2310GMT on Friday night following the incident. | |
| LU added that services were resumed at 0800GMT on Saturday but the route was still experiencing severe delays. |