At around 4pm an EOD robot, known as Harris T7, moved in before a 'controlled explosion' was carried out on the potential suspicious item. Police say they were responding to a "credible threat".

The incident led to the evacuation of Glasgow Caledonian University, the closure of the city’s subway, and affected services at Queen Street train station.

A 'controlled explosion' was carried out at Glasgow's Buchanan Bus Station after it was evacuated yesterday. Police received a report of a 'potential suspicious item' at the city centre travel hub at around 1.

A ‘controlled explosion’ was carried out at Scotland’s busiest bus station this evening after a bomb scare prompted evacuations. Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow was put on lockdown at 1.50pm following reports of a ‘potential suspicious item’ half an hour before.