The chaos left thousands of motorists delayed and the motorway closed for more than six hours before police finally revealed the alert had been triggered by ‘a health improvement aid for smokers’ – an electronic cigarette. Last night passengers on the …

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A MAJOR stretch of motorway was sealed off for more than seven hours yesterday – after a fake cigarette triggered a massive police anti-terror operation. Scores of armed officers swooped on the M6 toll road following reports that a suspicious coach …

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An electronic cigarette was to blame for a terror alert that closed the M6 toll road for more than four hours yesterday. Bomb disposal experts and counter-terrorism officers were scrambled to the motorway near Lichfield after a passenger on the Megabus …

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British police say reports of suspicious activity on a bus, which set off a massive emergency response and forced the closure of a section of a major highway in central England, were unfounded. The culprit? An electronic cigarette. Armed police evacuated …

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WEEFORD, England, July 5 (UPI) — Police said a passenger’s electric cigarette caused a terror alert that prompted officers to stop and board a London-bound bus Thursday. The security alert, which led to the closure of the M6 motorway, started …

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