2 trains evacuated in Barcelona after possible bomb found

Police in Barcelona say they have evacuated two trains in the city's main station and are conducting checks for explosives after a suspicious suitcase was found.


Police in Barcelona say they have evacuated two trains in the city's main station and are conducting checks for explosives after a suspicious suitcase was found.

A spokeswoman with the Mossos d'Esquadra regional police says the unit specialised in explosives was activated Wednesday morning at the high-speed railway tracks of Barcelona's central Sants station. Police say the station's security management identified an object shaped like a possible explosive device inside a suitcase at 8 am Wednesday.

The spokeswoman, who wasn't authorised to be named in media reports, says police are following security protocol.

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