Two residential streets in Rochdale, Greater Manchester have been cordoned off and a Royal Logistics Corps van is on site tonight with reports that homes have been evacuated
Bomb squads hit the streets of Rochdale tonight
Residents were evacuated from their homes after a bomb squad hit two streets.
Homeowners on Clark Street and Dover Street, Rochdale, have said a large area has been cordoned off by police.
The exact nature of the incident is not yet clear, Manchester Evening News reported.
Bomb disposal experts removed an item the nature of which the Department of Defense did not want to disclose.
A local resident said, “Dover Street in Rochdale has been cornered by the police and they are evacuating the entire street.
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“A good neighbor of mine told me they weren’t going to tell them if it was a suspected bomb or what was going on.”
One person living in the area said they had been evacuated from their homes for about an hour before rescue workers said it was safe to go back inside.
A Royal Logistics Corps van is parked at the scene of the crime.
Emergency services from the Manchester fire brigade are also said to have been on site.
The use of the emergency service had largely disappeared by 6.30 p.m.
A Defense Department spokesman said: “At the request of local police, an Army explosive device disposal team was called to Rochdale and a Royal Logistics Corps team responded, with the item safely removed.”
A comment has been made to the Greater Manchester Police Department.
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