Manchester United abandon final game after suspect package prompts Old Trafford evacuation
Source: The Guardian
Manchester United’s final Premier League match of the season has been abandoned after a suspect package found at Old Trafford forced the evacuation of the stadium.
Supporters in the north and west stands were told to leave shortly before the scheduled 3pm kickoff. A short time later, fans in the remaining two stands were also evacuated.
The game against Bournemouth, which was to be their final outing of the 2015/16 season, was delayed for 45 minutes, before the club announced it had been abandoned.
In initial announcements heard in the stand, the club described the incident as an “operation code red”, later confirming a suspect package had been discovered. A source said UK anti-terror officials were monitoring the situation.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/15/manchester-united-abandon-final-premier-league-game-after-security-alert-leads-to-old-trafford-evacuation
https://twitter.com/johnscheerhout/status/731868013620830213
Fake? pipe bomb.
https://twitter.com/AP/status/731872699014905857
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This story is that big.
Thank goodness it was not an actual device.
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That's what they've just said on TV. It was a fake bomb from a training exercise for bomb-sniffing dogs.
Police said the item had "accidentally" been left by a private company after a training exercise on Wednesday.
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"Following today's controlled explosion, we have since found out that the item was a training device which had accidentally been left by a private company following a training exercise involving explosive search dogs.
"While this item did not turn out to be a viable explosive, on appearance this device was as real as could be, and the decision to evacuate the stadium was the right thing to do, until we could be sure that people were not at risk."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36297390
