Bomb squad descend on Oldham after old ammunition shell found in back garden by builders

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A bomb squad descended on an Oldham street after an old ammunition shell was found in the back garden of a house being renovated by builders.

Kelverlow Street, and neighbouring streets in Oldham, were evacuated as a precaution at around 2pm today, June 25, after police were called to reports of a ‘bomb’.

Images showed a large emergency service response, including police and firefighters, on the residential street. READ MORE: Police searching for Jay Slater say it’s ‘very unlikely’ the teenager has survived Bomb disposal experts were also called to the scene.

The item was later discovered to be an ‘old ammunition shell’, and was safely removed from the scene. Builders Andrew Burgess and Adam Wilby were renovating a house on Kelverlow Street when they made the discovery.