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Arrest Made After False Bomb Threat In Madrid Train Station

January 02 2015

Spain

Police in Spain have arrested a man who said he left a bomb on a train in Madrid, reports CBS News.

The Atocha train station was evacuated on Friday after a man on a commuter train threatened to blow himself up. A passenger pulled the emergency brake, said a police spokesman.

The man left a backpack inside the train and then told passengers it had a bomb in it, said witnesses.

Only a bottle of water was found in the backpack. Police later confirmed the threat was a hoax,...

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