Euston Station in London has been evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered 24 hours after a similar incident at Gatwick Airport.
The Metropolitan Police was forced to carry out a ‘controlled explosion’ in the vicinity as a precaution.
A cordon had been erected at the station, which is one of the busiest in the UK, and passengers removed over fears of a bomb.
The Met said: ‘A controlled explosion has been carried out by specialist officers and the police cordons have now been lifted.’
The force had earlier confirmed that it was investigating reports online of an incident and that cordons were in place as a precaution.
It remains unclear if this was a hoax or a legitimate threat to passengers at Euston.
This is the second time in a day that the Met has had to destroy a package that it though was an explosive.
The incident happened outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, London.
Another report of a suspicious package saw the south terminal of Gatwick Airport shut and a bomb disposal unit deployed on Friday.
The building was closed to new passengers for more than four hours at a time when 100,000 people were expected to travel through it.
It finally re-opened around 3pm after a security alert was cleared by police.
The force announced later on Friday afternoon that police had concluded their investigation, adding: ‘Officers from the EOD team made the package safe, and the airport has been handed back to its operator.
‘Two people who were detained while inquiries were ongoing have been allowed to continue their journeys.’
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