Bomb squad carry out ‘controlled explosion’ of unattended car close to London Eurostar terminal

The “controlled explosion” of an unattended car outside a London station led to the station being evacuated and services being delayed.

Emergency services attended the area around St Pancras Station in central London on Tuesday.

On X, TFL access said about the Kings Cross St Pancras tube station 2.39pm: “Main and North Entrance/Entry closed due to an unattended vehicle at the request of Metropolitan Police. Station remains in full operation.”

The Express reports that the Metropolitan Police has confirmed a controlled explosion was carried out during the incident and the unattended vehicle has since been declared non-suspicious.

An earlier statement on the Eurostar website said: “Due to a request for police assistance at London St Pancras International, your train is delayed. We're very sorry for the disruption to your trip.”

The Independent understands normal operations resumed within approximately 15 minutes. Eurostar services are now operating as normal .

East Midlands Railway (EMR) was also experiencing delays across the network but its services are now running as usual.

A spokesperson for National Rail said: “Trains are now running normally now the emergency services are safely clear of the railway at London St Pancras International.”

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