London police close train station amid hoax bomb threat
Officers arrest man who claims to have a bomb; no injuries
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Police near Charing Cross railway station in central London, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
LONDON — London’s Charing Cross station, a major commuter hub, was closed for more than an hour Friday as police responded to what they later described as a bomb hoax.
British Transport Police said they arrested a 38-year-old man under the Mental Health Act after he was found on the tracks claiming to have a bomb.
Both the London Underground and rail stations at Charing Cross were evacuated as police responded to the incident, which was reported at 6:35 a.m. (0535 GMT).
No one was injured in the incident and the station was reopened.
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