London terror police blow up suspicious item on Tube

Controlled explosion carried out at North Greenwich Underground Station, which was evacuated and remains closed

By AP 20 October 2016, 9:27 pm

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Illustrative photo of an London Underground train (CC-BY-SA tompagenet, Wikimedia Commons)

LONDON — British authorities conducted a controlled explosion on London’s Underground system Thursday, after train staff reported finding a suspicious item on a train travelling eastbound on the Jubilee Line.

The incident took place at 11 a.m. local time (1000 GMT; 0600 a.m. EDT) at the North Greenwich Underground Station. The station, which was evacuated, remains closed.

Specialist police officers from the Metropolitan Police and the British Transport Police were taking part in the investigation.

Authorities said they have an “open mind” about the contents of the package, but noted that the inquiry is being led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.