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TEHRAN, August 20 - Nimes railway station in southern France was evacuated after ‘suspicious activity’.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - It comes on the first day of the Vuelta a Espana cycling tournament, which begins in the French city.
It was initially claimed that three armed men had jumped off a train from Paris andopened fire on people in Gare de Nimes.
However, the Prefet later confirmed that there had not been a shooting, and the evacuation was due to suspicious behaviour.
Police were also reported to have boarded a train and ordered passengers to put their hands up in the air while they searched for suspects, according to reports on social media.
One man was arrested, the local newspaper Midi Libre reported. The paper said he was believed to have been in possession of a fake weapon. It said reports that shots had been fired were incorrect.
People are being told to avoid the area until further notice.
According to Midi Libre, the initial reports of shooting at the station were made by Spanish media.
The alert came amid a massive police presence in Nimes for the start of the Tour of Spain cycling race, which is similar to the Tour de France and began in the southern French town.
Source: The Telegraph
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