False bomb threat leads to high-speed train delays in Taipei

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False bomb threat leads to high-speed train delays in Taipei

CNA
2014-12-06

A crowd of people line up for tickets at THSR Taipei Station, Dec. 6. (Photo/Chao Shuang-lien)

Three high-speed trains were delayed Friday as a result of a bomb threat that eventually turned out to be a false alarm.

Nearly 1,000 passengers were affected by the delays, which ranged from 14 to 32 minutes.

The incident started at 12:48pm when an attendant found a note indicating a bomb threat in the sixth carriage of train No. 1155, prior to its departure from Taipei.

The attendant reported the case to railway police, who later discovered that the note had been left behind after a bomb threat drill a few days ago.

Taiwan High Speed Rail has been holding bomb threat drills on a regular basis since a suitcase containing explosives was found in a toilet on one of its trains in April 2013.