Bomb disposal experts were called to deal with “suspicious items” found close to a church in Tameside this afternoon.
Expert officers were called to help police at the scene, close to Holy Trinity Church, on Dean Street, in Ashton-under-Lyne.
The bomb disposal crew was called “as a precaution”, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
Nobody has been injured and enquiries are ongoing.
Police were called at around 1.40pm this afternoon (January 7), a GMP spokesperson said.
“At around 1.40pm on Thursday 7 January 2021, police were called to reports that suspicious items had been found outside a church on Dean Street in Ashton-under-Lyne," they said.
“Officers are in attendance and bomb disposal officers have been called as a precaution.
“No-one has been injured and enquiries are ongoing.”
Anyone with information about this incident should call police on 101 quoting incident number 1209 of 07/01/2021, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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