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03.09.2023 - 16:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two Second World War detonators were blown up in a controlled explosion last night after being discovered at a beauty spot by a metal detecting enthusiast.
Bomb disposal experts were called in and residents ordered to stay indoors after a hobbyist found the items, and others from the same era, at Rivington Pike.
He took them home and alerted emergency services after cleaning the items, believed to be artillery fuses, and realising what they were.
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Emergency services attended and cordoned off the Faith Street area, close to a petrol station. Those living in the area also say they were told to remain indoors for several hours.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit attended and eventually took the items away, which were destroyed in a controlled explosion at Pennington Flash.
Ashley Sherwen, 31, who lives on the street, said: "The police knocked on our door and said 'look you need to stay inside, you can't come out of your house. They blocked off the end of the street.
"They didn't really tell us much at that point, we only got the basics. They said there was a bomb and they needed to get it checked out. so stay inside.
"It was about a two-hour wait for the bomb squad. They eventually came as did two fire engines. After that the police never spoke to us.
They didn't say 'you're safe now' or tell us whether we might need to evacuate. It was down to us to just watch and try and figure out what was going on.
"I saw the disposal guys who were in army uniform, take the bomb into their van using what looked like a briefcase. We live right near a petrol station which made it a little bit scary.
"That's where all the emergency services
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