Suspicious Substance Alert in Tokyo Subway

Suspicious substance found in a subway station in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, alarmed the authorities. While train services were suspended for approximately 1 hour, approximately 42 thousand people were affected by the disruption in transportation.

Suspicious substance panic occurred at the Ueno Train Station in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. The white powder substance found on the train platform on the Hibiya Metro Line at around 07:30 in the morning alarmed the authorities. A large number of police and firefighters were sent to the scene, while passengers were evacuated from the platform. While train operations between Naka-Okachimachi Station and Kita-Senju Station were suspended for about an hour, it was reported that approximately 42 thousand passengers were affected by the disruption in transportation. While there were long queues at the stations due to the train services that could not be made temporarily, no risk was found in the security investigations. A detailed investigation into the incident has been initiated.