An innocent meet up at a church coffee morning saw chaos descend on a leafy corner of south Manchester this afternoon (October 16).
What started as a show and tell session between two history enthusiasts at St Paul's Church, Withington, soon sparked a huge emergency services response as a busy stretch of road came to a standstill.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police taped off a stretch of Wilmslow Road to make way for a bomb disposal unit shortly after 11am.
Bus services were diverted from the area and members of the public were advised to avoid the scene, from Palatine Road to Arnfield Road.
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