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Amtrak train evacuated in Lincoln
after finding suspicious bags on board
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 [October 22, 2017]
LINCOLN
On Friday morning,
passengers on an Amtrak St. Louis to Chicago bound train were
evacuated at the Lincoln Depot after someone spotted suspicious bags
on the train.
A passenger reported there were possibly two bags, concealed by a
blanket that was wet. The bags had been left behind by a passenger
who got off the train in Springfield.
Lincoln Police and Fire responded, blocking off traffic and securing
the area for the safety of more than 100 passengers who were asked
to leave the train.
A bomb sniffing dog was called in from the Illinois State Police.
The train was taken out of town to a safe location where the dog was
employed, and found nothing suspicious. The bags were then searched
by authorities.
Shortly before 11 a.m., the train was cleared and instructed to
return to the Lincoln Depot to retrieve the evacuated passengers.
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[Nila Smith]
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