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Jan. 2, 2015 / 10:10 AM GMT / Updated Jan. 2, 2015 / 10:23 AM GMT

Spanish police evacuated Madrid's Atocha train station amid a bomb scare on Friday.

No explosives were found and services later resumed, police said.

Atocha station was one of four sites in Madrid that was rocked by bombs in March 2004, killing 191 people and wounding more than 1,500.

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Tras comprobar en Atocha una FALSA amenaza de bomba, seguimos las pertinentes labores de seguridad. Después se reanudará el servicio de tren
— Policía Nacional (@policia) January 2, 2015

Por indicación de la Policía, los trenes no efectúan parada en Atocha.
— Metro de Madrid (@metro_madrid) January 2, 2015

- Alexander Smith and Laura Saravia

The Associated Press contributed to this report.