UK police investigating suspicious item on Manchester bus

It said the bus had been evacuated as a precaution and a cordon established. A Reuters witness estimated the cordon stretched 200 metres from the green double-decker bus in all directions. He said he could see four ambulances, four fire engines and multiple police vehicles.

Police in Manchester, north-west England, said on Saturday they were responding to reports that a suspicious item had been found on a bus at Manchester Piccadilly bus station.

Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter that officers were in attendance and several roads were closed. It said the bus had been evacuated as a precaution and a cordon established.

A Reuters witness estimated the cordon stretched 200 metres from the green double-decker bus in all directions. He said he could see four ambulances, four fire engines and multiple police vehicles.

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