Police confirm package found in Manchester city centre contained no explosive device (From Messenger Newspapers)
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Police confirm package found in Manchester city centre contained no explosive device
10:53am Friday 8th February 2013 in News
POLICE have confirmed that the suspicious package found in Manchester city centre contained no explosive device.
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the package and found a laptop and cables inside following an inspection.
Police were called to New York Street at around 7.30am this morning following reports that a suspicious package had been left outside the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly hotel.
A 100m cordon was established in the city centre and bus and tram services were severely affected.
