Police evacuate Barcelona train station after reports of 'suspicious object'

Once officers combed through the train, they concluded the threat was not real and allowed services to resume.

Police have ordered the evacuation of Barcelona's central Plaça Catalunya train and metro station after reports of a "suspicious object" found there, they said on Tuesday, one day after the same station was evacuated due to a false bomb threat.

A Catalan police spokesperson told Reuters a security guard had detected a ticking noise in a waste bin and saw protruding cables, prompting the station's closing and the deployment of a bomb disposal squad and canine unit. "We are working at Plaça Catalunya metro station in response to a report of a suspicious object. Our specialists are carrying out checks to ensure the security of the place," police said separately on Twitter.

On Monday, police shut down the same station at around 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) after they were alerted that an inbound train allegedly carried a bomb. Once officers combed through the train, they concluded the threat was not real and allowed services to resume.