A man was taken into custody Wednesday after he made a bomb threat at the Downtown Crossing MBTA station in Boston, police said.Boston police were called at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday after the threat was made at 426 Washington St.Photos from threat, evacuation | Watch reportA man walked into the Downtown Crossing station and left a box on an Orange Line platform, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said."MBTA police approached him, saw him carrying something. They had a conversation with him. He indicated he had a bomb in the box and it had a string coming out if so they called it in," MBTA Police Chief Pail MacMillan said.A 39-year-old man was detained by Transit Police, but he has not been identified. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for an evaluation. The Transit Police Department’s Explosives Detection Unit determined the box was not a threat, officials said.Trains bypassed the station, and delays were reported on the Orange and Red lines.MBTA workers get training in spotting possibly dangerous situations. While no one was in harm's way, the training worked.NewsCenter 5 and WCVB.com will have more information when it becomes available.

A man was taken into custody Wednesday after he made a bomb threat at the Downtown Crossing MBTA station in Boston, police said.

Boston police were called at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday after the threat was made at 426 Washington St.

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A man walked into the Downtown Crossing station and left a box on an Orange Line platform, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

"MBTA police approached him, saw him carrying something. They had a conversation with him. He indicated he had a bomb in the box and it had a string coming out if so they called it in," MBTA Police Chief Pail MacMillan said.

A 39-year-old man was detained by Transit Police, but he has not been identified. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for an evaluation.

The Transit Police Department’s Explosives Detection Unit determined the box was not a threat, officials said.

Trains bypassed the station, and delays were reported on the Orange and Red lines.

MBTA workers get training in spotting possibly dangerous situations. While no one was in harm's way, the training worked.

NewsCenter 5 and WCVB.com will have more information when it becomes available.