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London tube shuts down as lady jumps to get her phone

When the station workers refused to get her mobile phone, she jumped on the tracks herself.

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Published: Fri 19 Jan 2018, 12:43 PM

Last updated: Fri 19 Jan 2018, 2:59 PM

A woman jumping on the tracks of the London tube brought the four lines to a grinding halt on Thursday.
The incident happened when one woman dropped her mobile phone onto the track and jumped to retrieve it. Her action brought the metropolitan line in east London to a halt for a couple of hours. 
According to a report in Metro, the woman argued with the station workers to get her mobile phone and when they refused, she jumped to get it herself. 
The Aldgate East station has to be closed during the busy rush hours to bring the situation under control.
Travellers took to Twitter to express their disbelief about the incident. 


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