Three arrested in Glasgow bus station evacuation

Three men person been arrested aft an constabulary incidental closed down Buchanan Bus Station successful Glasgow.

The weaponry squad was called retired aft reports of a suspicious bundle astatine Scotland's busiest autobus presumption astatine astir 13:10.

BBC Scotland News understands the arrests are successful transportation with the betterment of violative weapons.

The presumption was evacuated and remains closed, portion adjacent Killermont Street was unopen to postulation and radical were urged to debar the area.

Glasgow Caledonian University campus, situated crossed the roadworthy from the autobus station, was besides evacuated.

A assemblage spokesperson said: "We person evacuated our field arsenic a precaution. We volition beryllium providing further updates to our students successful owed course."

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, besides connected Killermont Street, said it had cancelled performances owed "circumstances beyond our control".

Police Scotland said 3 men had been arrested successful transportation with the incidental and inquiries were ongoing.

Station relation Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) apologised for the disruption and said passengers would beryllium updated erstwhile it reopened.

Stagecoach, First Bus and McGill's and different autobus firms each usage the station.

Commuters person been urged to cheque with operators connected however their services person been affected.

Diversion accusation tin beryllium recovered connected their websites with immoderate services collecting passengers astatine adjacent autobus stops arsenic an alternative.