A security company said Sunday it accidentally leave a dud at the Old Trafford stadium. The discovery of the nepexplosief has meant that the entire stadium was evacuated.
The competition originally took place (Manchester United v Bournemouth) was canceled. A team from the bomb squad was called in to explode controlled bomb. It turned out to be a dud, which seemed lifelike. The bomb was a 'trainingsbom', which even had a flashing red light on.
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The fake bomb was found about twenty minutes before the start of the match in a toilet. The police said that the bomb that was left by a private company, after previous terror drill with dogs.
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Fans praise the police and security for their accurate performance. Both the public and the players were taken to safety. Tony Lloyd - Mayor of Manchester, police and crime commissioner - but called the incident a "fiasco" and finds it scandalous that this situation has arisen. Lloyd called for an investigation.
"This fiasco caused huge inconvenience for fans from near and far have come to watch the match. The time of large numbers of police officers and the explosives team is wasted and people are unnecessarily put at risk.Evacuating tens of thousands of people in a football stadium is not without risk. "
Ed Woodward, vice chairman of Manchester United, has indicated that the club undertakes an investigation, after which we look at further actions and decisions. The match has been moved to Tuesday.
By Editorial Metro / Daisy Heyer Photo: Reuters
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