Armed police responding to incident on Nat Ex bus in Norwich

[jamesontheroad]

No details at this time, other than what @EDP24 are reporting, but Police have responded to an incident on board a National Express bus towards Great Yarmouth in Norwich, and evacuated the coach.

@EDP24 Queen's Road is still closed off in one direction, heading away from St Stephens Roundabout.

@EDP24 Eyewitnesses report one man was detained on the bus while other passengers were evacuated.

 

[transportphoto]

Turned out to be nothing:

Officers were called at 4.20pm on Monday 21 March 2016 to a report of a suspicious package on a coach travelling from London to Norwich.

The coach was carefully monitored by police until it came to a stop on Queens Street in the city and all passengers were safely removed from the vehicle.

A cordon was put in place around the coach in the interest of public safety and specialist officers were deployed to the scene as a precaution.

Following further enquiries the bag was found not to be suspicious and the officers were stood down.

Sourced: http://www.norfolk.police.uk/newsandevents/newsstories/2016/march/suspiciouspackageoncoach.aspx

TP

 

[jon0844]

On my trip into London today there were police and PCSOs out in force, at Finsbury Park, Victoria, Waterloo, Westminster, Stratford and Tottenham Hale - and for obvious reasons.

We've had our local shopping centre evacuated over a suspect package so I guess everyone is on edge.