It's a bit worrying isn't it - personally being surrounded by policeman with huge guns doesn't make me feel any safer.
I was on the district line last night and some idiot left their bag behind. Someone else, feeling jumpy, pulled the alarm. Then a tube worker got on, kicked the offending bag, picked it up and took it away. Not a bomb, then. I expect you have to have a lot of training to do that.
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Date: 2005-07-22 11:04 am (UTC)I was on the district line last night and some idiot left their bag behind. Someone else, feeling jumpy, pulled the alarm. Then a tube worker got on, kicked the offending bag, picked it up and took it away. Not a bomb, then. I expect you have to have a lot of training to do that.