Madrid's Atocha train station evacuated following bomb scare

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Madrid's Atocha train station was evacuated Friday morning after a man threatened to blow up a train.

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Terrorist protocals were put into action, but shortly before 11 a.m. local time, police said the threat was a false alert

They said the man was not carrying any explosives

Tras comprobar en Atocha una FALSA amenaza de bomba, seguimos las pertinentes labores de seguridad. Después se reanudará el servicio de tren

— Policía Nacional (@policia) January 2, 2015

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