{"id":18390,"date":"2024-11-22T21:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18390"},"modified":"2024-11-22T21:41:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:41:28","slug":"bomb-disposal-unit-at-bus-station-after-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18390","title":{"rendered":"Bomb disposal unit at bus station after 'alert'"},"content":{"rendered":"
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National Rail said trains had been cancelled and services would likely be affected until about 22:00 GMT<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A city’s railway and bus station have been evacuated due to a bomb scare.<\/p>\n

Chester station closed at about 18:00 GMT and a police cordon was put up around it, with no buses running from the nearby bus interchange. <\/p>\n

National Rail has confirmed some train lines have resumed after the station was closed following the alert.<\/p>\n

According to eyewitnesses, the city’s bus station has also been sealed off by police, with bomb disposal vans pictured close to the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A bomb disposal unit was seen by the police cordon in Chester<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Train operator Northern confirmed the line had been “blocked” due to the alert, but its services have since restarted. <\/p>\n

Merseyrail and Avanti West Coast routes from London Euston have been affected, and Transport for Wales services to Cardiff, Crewe, Manchester, and Wolverhampton. <\/p>\n

A number of trains have been delayed or cancelled while police deal with the incident, National Rail has said.<\/p>\n

Passengers have been told to expect “major disruption” until about 22:00 GMT, with cancellations and delays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police have cordoned off city centre streets in Chester<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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No bus services are currently serving the station or the interchange due to the incident, a spokesman for Stagecoach said.<\/p>\n

BBC News has approached Cheshire Police and British Transport Police for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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