I see the game was called off and a controlled explosion carried out.
I wonder if it was the real thing or the police being cautious?
Bomb at Old Trafford
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Re: Bomb at Old Trafford
Prolly too early for them to release any details....there's a protocol involved with this stuff....like anything, I suppose.
A controlled explosion could indicate several things.....a cautionary move, or the Bomb Squad trying to simply disable a bomb by er...blowing up the triggering mechanism. Think of Red Adair putting out an oil-well fire with a bomb and you get the idea.
A controlled explosion could indicate several things.....a cautionary move, or the Bomb Squad trying to simply disable a bomb by er...blowing up the triggering mechanism. Think of Red Adair putting out an oil-well fire with a bomb and you get the idea.
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Re: Bomb at Old Trafford
Haha! Well....it wouldn't be a drill, you can count that one out for certain, they just don't do it that way...not on a game day.
Probably IS something as simple as shopping....or some Chinese food with a 'wire' (noodle) sticking out.
Probably IS something as simple as shopping....or some Chinese food with a 'wire' (noodle) sticking out.
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Re: Bomb at Old Trafford
They have found out what the suspicious package was.
http://newsthump.com/2016/05/15/suspici ... -a-trophy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://newsthump.com/2016/05/15/suspici ... -a-trophy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Bomb at Old Trafford
duke63 wrote:They have found out what the suspicious package was.
http://newsthump.com/2016/05/15/suspici ... -a-trophy/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Bomb at Old Trafford
The truth is funnier than that.
Turns out a security company did a training exercise last week.
The fake bomb was left behind after that exercise.
Turns out a security company did a training exercise last week.
The fake bomb was left behind after that exercise.
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