Officers discover replica grenade at Manchester retail park

    Bomb disposal officers were called out to a Manchester retail park after reports of a suspicious item.

    At around 11am yesterday, 28 June, police were called to the Barnardos shop at the Ashton Retail Park.

    Emergency services and bomb disposal officers attended and a number of shops were evacuated as a precautionary measure.

    Bomb disposal officers discovered a grenade-like object but established it was not a genuine device and it was taken away from the scene.

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