Major station evacuated at tourist hotspot after 'suitcase found with wires sticking out'
EMERGENCY services have descended on a major station, with police shutting the entire area.
Venezia Mestre Station closed over abandoned suitcase
A bomb robot was deployed to Mestre Station in Venice, and paramedics were also called in.
Italian authorities cleared the area surrounding abandoned suitcase near the station’s new multi-storey car park.
But after investigating the source concluded that it did not pose any danger.
The incident comes as Europe is on high alert following a number of terror attacks in the last two three years
Mestre Station: Venice station shut over bomb fears
Motorists were forced to abandon their vehicles as the area surrounding station was evacuated, according to local media.
Buses were reportedly diverted and trains were revented from using one of the tracks that passed through the station as a safety precaution.
The road and businesses were reopened after the incident was clearer.