New Zealand mosque shooting: Armed police arrive at Auckland train station post bomb scare following NZ's worst terror attack

The police were called and informed about two unattended backpacks and swarmed the Britomart train station.

UPDATED MAR 15, 2019

Armed police had to rush to Auckland’s Britomart train station after around two backpacks had been reported unattended at 7 p.m (NZ time), post the worst terror attack that New Zealand has ever seen. The authorities shut off Victoria Street and a section of Galway Street in central Auckland.

The New Zealand police confirmed that at least one controlled explosion had taken place after reports of the two unattended backpacks. The station was not evacuated though members of the public were held back behind cordons as the two backpacks were examined by the police. Bomb disposal robots were seen and it is reported that the bomb disposal unit carried out a controlled explosion.

The Bomb Squard had just arrived at Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand.
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— David Lim (@davidlim) March 15, 2019