High Wycombe teenager arrested after bomb squad called to flat

A 19-year-old man was arrested after a bomb alert caused trains to stop and a road to be closed.

Bomb squad were called to the scene at around 1.40pm today at a flat near High Wycombe train station and police evacuated the area.

A number of Chiltern Railways train services were suspended as access to the station was closed, but they have since resumed.

Officials said the man was arrested on suspicion of possessing explosives for an unlawful purpose and remains in custody.

The main road leading to the train station remains closed to traffic, disrupting local bus services as well.

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police told BuckinghamshireLive: “Police officers visited an address in Amersham Hill and arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of possession of explosives for an unlawful purpose.

“He is currently in police custody.”

“The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit has been called and is currently on site.

“Amersham Hill in front of the station is currently closed so we advise drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area.”

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