Manchester united bomb scare was a training device

Manchester United bomb scare caused by 'training device' - police
The suspect package which led to Manchester
United's Premier League game against
Bournemouth being abandoned was a dummy
device left over from a training exercise.
Greater Manchester Police made the
announcement after a controlled explosion was
carried out on the item at Old Trafford.
Police confirm the suspicious item found at Old
Trafford has been identified as a training
device: https://t.co/hPE9eWXX5K #mufc
- Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 15,
2016
Police and security staff were forced to
evacuate the stadium shortly before the
scheduled 3 p.m. kick off on Sunday and the
game was called off soon afterwards.
GMP said in a statement: "Following today's
controlled explosion, we have since found out
that the item was a training device which had
accidentally been left by a private company
following a training exercise involving explosive
search dogs.
"Whilst this item did not turn out to be a
viable explosive, on appearance this device was
as real as could be, and the decision to
evacuate the stadium was the right thing to
do, until we could be sure that people were not
at risk."
Of the revelation, Manchester United executive
vice-chairman Ed Woodward said the club will
"investigate the incident to inform future
actions and decisions" after the controlled
explosion at the stadium.
Greater Manchester mayor Tony
Lloyd described the episode as a "fiasco" and
called for an inquiry into the incident.
"It is outrageous this situation arose and a
full inquiry is required to urgently find out how
this happened, why it happened and who will be
held accountable," Lloyd said.
Meanwhile, Sunday's game has been
rescheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 8 p.m.
Following the abandonment of #MUNBOU, the
Premier League has issued the following
statement... pic.twitter.com/ybdhIOHMS9
- Premier League (@premierleague) May 15,
2016
"We can confirm that today's abandoned
fixture between Manchester United and AFC
Bournemouth will be played on Tuesday 17 May
at 8 p.m.," the Premier League said in a
statement.
"We would like to thank Manchester United's
staff, the police and other emergency
services for all their efforts today as well as
rearranging the match for this coming
Tuesday.
"Both Manchester United and AFC
Bournemouth's management has been
extremely helpful in reaching a swift resolution,
which is the best possible given today's events.
"The clubs will make their own announcements
regarding ticketing arrangements."
BREAKING: Today's abandoned fixture
between #mufc and Bournemouth will be played
on Tuesday 17 May at 20:00 BST.
- Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 15,
2016
Sources told Press Association that United will
refund all ticket holders for Sunday's game
and offer them free entry to the rearranged
fixture.
Press Association contributed to this report.