Monday, December 26, 2016

A Fake Bomb Scare Delayed The Departure Of Colombo-Badulla Night Mail Train

The Colombo-Badulla night mail train scheduled to
leave at 8 p.m from Colombo Fort Railway Station today(26) has been delayed for two and half hours due to a fake bomb scare it has been reported.

After a phone call received to the number 119 of the Police emergancy unit stating that a parcel suspected  to be a bomb is there in a compartment of the train ,passangers of the train were evacuated and train was thoroughly checked by the Police Special Task Force personal with the assistance of the Bomb Squad and Sniffer Dogs.

However no bomb or suspicious parcel has been recovered from the Train during the search according to the sources.

After the officials ensured the Train is safe to travel ,the Train left the Colombo Fort Railway Station at 10.30 p.m.

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