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Bomb squad called in at Manchester Airport as station evacuated

Police respond to an incident outside Manchester Airport
Police respond to an incident outside Manchester Airport Copyright  REUTERS
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By Euronews with Reuters
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A man has been detained at the scene, police said.

Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday but the bag did not contain any viable device and the matter was not being treated as terrorism, police said.

Police said they were called to the airport after reports of a man behaving erratically. He was detained and later taken to hospital for assessment.

While flights were unaffected, trains, trams and buses to and from the airport were stopped while officers assessed the suspect package.

“I want to stress that there is no evidence to suggest that this incident was terrorism related,” said Chief Inspector Andy Sutcliffe.

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