No Bomb Threat In Manchester – UK Police
By Oladipupo Mojeed
The Greater Manchester Police have announced that Linby Street, Hulme, where there was reportedly a bomb threat has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been removed.
The British police and Army bomb disposal experts had earlier in the day arrived at a college.
According to the police, it was not immediately clear what they were responding to.
Police are responding to a call at a college in Trafford. pic.twitter.com/ih4PZiu37w
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 25, 2017
“Police are responding to a call at a college in Trafford. Officers are in attendance and we are currently assessing the situation, “Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
Trafford is a borough of Greater Manchester to the south of the city centre.
A suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert hall in Manchester, northern England, on Monday.
UPDATE – We can confirm the incident is on Linby Street in Hulme.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 25, 2017
Confusion
It later apologised for the confusion after making necessary search and security checks in the school.
UPDATE – This incident has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been removed. Apologies for any confusion. pic.twitter.com/xdE9jqODeN
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 25, 2017
It also later corrected the report saying the army attended Linby street in Hulme and not a college in Trafford.
UPDATE – The army attended Linby street in Hulme and not a college in Trafford.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 25, 2017
