Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat

Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat

AMY BETH HANSON ,Associated Press

HELENA — An unruly passenger who was removed from an Amtrak train later made a threat that led to the train's evacuation, an Amtrak official said Tuesday.

Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said Hussein Abdi Hassan, 24, was removed from the train in Browning shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday. While being interviewed by authorities, the Minnesota man "somehow threatened the safety of the train," he said.

Nothing dangerous was found and the 150 passengers endured an 11-hour delay, arriving in Whitefish just before 7:30 a....