Man arrested on suspicion of manufacturing an explosive device after bomb squad called to Fallowfield

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direct to your inboxBomb disposal experts were called to deal with “suspicious items” found close to a church in Tameside this afternoon.Expert officers were called to help police at the scene, close to Holy Trinity Church, on Dean Street, in Ashton-under-Lyne.The bomb disposal crew was called “as a precaution”, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Nobody has been injured and enquiries are ongoing.Police were called at around 1.40pm this afternoon (January 7), a GMP spokesperson said.“At around

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direct to your inboxResidents have been evacuated from their homes on a major south Manchester road following the discovery of 'suspicious items' at a property.The bomb squad has been scrambled to the scene in Fallowfield.Emergency services are stationed on Wilmslow Road, between Derby Road and Brook Road.Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene. Some residents told the Manchester Evening News they had been evacuated from their flats on Wilmslow Road earlier in the evening.