London's St Pancras station briefly evacuated amid controlled explosion of unattended car

Eurostar services are continuing to operate as normal. Police have since declared the incident as non-suspicious.

London St Pancras has reopened after police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended vehicle which was later declared non-suspicious.

The “controlled explosion” of an unattended car outside a London station led to the station being evacuated and services being delayed. Emergency services attended the area around St Pancras Station in central London on Tuesday. The Independent understands the station was evacuated briefly. On X, TFL access said about

Met Police evacuated London St Pancras to carry out a ‘controlled explosion’ on a vehicle that has since been deemed non suspicious

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East Midlands Railway said passengers had been asked to leave London St Pancras station while emergency services respond to an ongoing incident

Laura Moodie, Scottish Green MSP for the South Scotland Region, has written to TransPennine Express asking whether more of its Anglo-Scottish services could call at Carstairs.