Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Residents have spoken of their shock after a block of flats were evacuated in a bomb squad scare.
Police were called to reports of a man making threats at a property on Chester Road, Old Trafford at around 11.55pm on Wednesday.
A bomb squad and emergency service crews were on the scene while police continued their search today. Around 50 apartments in the block were evacuated, the Manchester Evening News understands, with a help centre set up nearby for those residents affected.
One Chester Road resident said: “I was in town and at 11am I was walking back and police said to me “you are not allowed to come back in.” "People were allowed to take their pets but
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