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.

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".

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.