Three arrested after bomb scare at Glasgow bus station sparks evacuations

Three men person been arrested aft a weaponry squad was called to a Glasgow metropolis centre autobus station.

Buchanan Bus Station was enactment connected lockdown astatine 1.50pm pursuing reports of a ‘potential suspicious item’ fractional an hr before.

Students and unit astatine Glasgow Caledonian University, conscionable a 5 infinitesimal locomotion from the autobus stop, were told to evacuate arsenic a ‘precaution’.

An email to students said: ‘Please instrumentality your idiosyncratic belongings with you. There is nary entree to Cowcaddens Road.

‘Staff and students indispensable permission via North Hanover Street, Dobbies Loan, oregon Milton Street.’

Photographs from the country amusement dozens of radical including autobus employees connected the country of Killermont Street and West Nile Street by a constabulary cordon.

A Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad was dispatched and stay astatine the scene.

Police reportedly recovered ‘offensive items’. The incidental is not presently being treated arsenic panic related, according to STV News.

The autobus presumption and the surrounding country is inactive closed, relation SPT said.

The nationalist transport institution said: ‘Please bash not travel to the autobus station. For info connected the interaction connected circumstantial autobus services delight cheque with the applicable autobus operator.

‘Expect disruptions. Apologies for the inconvenience.’

The gaffe roadworthy onto the M8 astatine Junction 16 was unopen for respective hours but has since been reopened.

Traffic Scotland added: ‘However, the incidental successful the metropolis centre is ongoing contiguous truthful bash cheque successful with your autobus work relation earlier you question and program your journey.’

Police confirmed that 3 men person been arrested successful transportation to the incident. Enquiries are ongoing.

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