Police Appeal After Explosion In Bury

    Police are appealing for information after an explosion in Bury.

    Shortly after 11:50pm on Sunday 4 September 2016 police were called to Harris Drive, Unsworth to reports of an explosion.

    Officers attended and found a car with extensive damage.

    Nobody was injured during the incident and enquiries are on-going.

    Superintendent Rick Jackson, of GMP’s Bury borough, said: “I understand that an incident like this will cause concern in the local area and I want to reassure the community that we have increased patrols in response.”

    “Our investigation is at early stage and we are following a number of lines of enquiry, but we believe that this was a targeted attack that poses no threat to the wider community.”

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