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Wednesday, 20 September 2017 20:42

Police evacuated Hinckley station after reports of a security incident on board a train.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after police evacuated a train at Hinckley Police station.

Officers were called at 1:30pm to reports of a security alert on board a train on Wednesday 20th September.

Officers examined an item at the scene was found not to be suspicious.

The 32-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion of communicating false information alleging the presence of a bomb. He has been taken to custody whilst enquiries continues.

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