Police: 600 evacuated from Taiwan train

A passenger walks past the closed off area at Taoyuan High Speed Rail Station on April 12, 2013 after two suspected explosives and triggering devices found on the train.Investigators: The bomb could have taken out one carriage, carrying up to 60 peopleSomeone found the device in a Taiwan High Speed Rail train, police sayHundreds of passengers are evacuated at Hsinchu CityThe timer on the bomb was activated, police say
(CNN) -- Six hundred passengers were evacuated from a high-speed train in Taiwan on Friday after explosives -- attached to a timer and apparently close to detonation -- were found in luggage inside a restroom, police said.
The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. train stopped at Hsinchu City after someone found the explosives in two pieces of luggage shortly after 9 a.m., according to police.Police said the luggage was emitting white smoke, and people nearby could smell gas. The setup included 5 liters of gasoline and an activated timer device to trigger them, police said.Investigators believe the explosives would have detonated had authorities not intervened, according to police. They said they believe the blast would have taken out one carriage.A carriage can carry about 60 passengers.Police did not release any information about who could be responsible for the device.The train started at Zuoying and was headed to Taipei.CNN's Karen Smith and Jason Hanna contributed to this report/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/asia/taiwan-train-evacuation/index.html","title" : "Police: 600 evacuated from Taiwan train after explosives found"});April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1134 GMT (1934 HKT) Hyperbolic threats of war from North Korea are not new. So how will this end? Here are three possible outcomes.April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1508 GMT (2308 HKT) Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is to reopen after 10 years. Find out more about its star attraction, Rembrandt's "Night Watch" with our interactive.April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1103 GMT (1903 HKT) The public images of North Korean power contrast with less-seen sights of extreme poverty and hunger. April 11, 2013 -- Updated 0103 GMT (0903 HKT) British Parliament Member Amber Rudd talks to CNN about Margaret Thatcher and whether she was inspirational for women.April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1102 GMT (1902 HKT) Zao Wou-ki, regarded as one of the foremost Chinese contemporary painters of the 20th century, passed away this week at the age of 93.April 11, 2013 -- Updated 1609 GMT (0009 HKT) With the new pope himself a trained scientist, could the timing be right for a new era of cooperation between the Vatican and science?April 12, 2013 -- Updated 0938 GMT (1738 HKT) Designers say cast-off clothing from the West is preventing their businesses from growing and damages local industries. Check out an interactive map of the known conventional weaponry in North Korea's arsenal and their estimated strike ranges.April 11, 2013 -- Updated 2239 GMT (0639 HKT) Akbar Ahmed, former Pakistan High Comm. to UK and Ireland, talks about the drone deal between Pakistan and the U.S.April 11, 2013 -- Updated 0409 GMT (1209 HKT) After generations of conflict, the clamor of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has the tendency to drown out other voices from the region.April 10, 2013 -- Updated 1410 GMT (2210 HKT) CNN's Rafael Romo reports on Chilean investigation into whether Pablo Neruda was murdered.April 12, 2013 -- Updated 0908 GMT (1708 HKT) Would you stay in a country whose neighbor was hurling threats warning of an imminent "moment of explosion"?April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1035 GMT (1835 HKT) Is it any surprise that the police of lavish Dubai would drive one of the world's most extravagant and expensive cars?April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1313 GMT (2113 HKT) The Red Bull team are facing a Shanghai showdown when their two drivers resume rivalries at the Chinese Grand Prix.Today's five most popular stories
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