Monday, May 16, 2016

Dummy Bomb Device Lead To Cancelation of Manchester United Vs Bournemouth Match

  A bomb disposal vehicle arrived at Old Trafford during the evacuation of the 76,000-seater stadium ahead of the match between Manchester United and Bournemouth following the discovery of an 'incredibly lifelike explosive device' which turned out to be a dummy

The security alert that caused the abandonment of Manchester United's Premier League clash with Bournemouth - and triggered a controlled explosion - was caused by a dummy device apparently left in the stadium by mistake on a training exercise,Dailymail report.

Around 76,000 fans were ordered to leave Old Trafford minutes before the scheduled kick-off of the club's final match of the season yesterday afternoon when an 'incredibly lifelike explosive device' was found.
But last night police confirmed that the 'bomb' was left at the stadium in error in the days leading up to the game on the final weekend of the Premier League season.A security training exercise involving sniffer dogs was conducted at the ground by a private company and the device, designed to look authentic, was not removed afterwards.

  A team of sniffer dogs were sent round the stadium hunting for clues that would help detectives in their investigation at the ground
 A young boy is consoled after fans were told the game would be postponed until Tuesday following news of a 'code red' security breach
 Police and sniffer dogs were in the ground after they were told about the package which was later revealed to be a dummy explosive device
 A suspect package was found strapped to some pipes in a toilet cubicle in the north-west corner of the ground, according to reports
 At around 3.20pm the remaining fans from all the stands began to filter out of the ground, with the stadium's PA system informing supporters of the latest information. The final-day Premier League clash has been postponed until Tuesday
 Sniffer dogs search the West Stand after stands were evacuated before the football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth

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