Security alert outside Bushey Station
By Bronwyn Scanlan (Watford Observer)


A SECURITY alert outside Bushey train station caused traffic mayhem this
afternoon (Wednesday).

The incident began when a man carrying a rucksack was apprehended on a 258
bus to Watford.

The bus, travelling from Harrow, was terminated at Bushey station around
4pm.

Police ordered the driver and passengers off the vehicle, before arresting a
man, who had been wearing a rucksack.

All houses and businesses within a 500m radius of the station were
evacuated, and several roads were closed off.

About 20 squad cars and two ambulances attended the scene.

Police were in the process of leaving the scene at around 6pm.

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5:12pm today