Army bomb disposal teams were called to rail tracks in Merseyside after reports of "improvised explosive devices" being found.
A Network Rail warning, shared by the RMT union on social media, suggested that two devices had been located on the railway at Newton-le-Willows. The safety notice confirmed the bomb disposal team removed the items and "confirmed the materials inside were flammable, with evidence of spirits and debris, so were likely intended to be incendiary type devices."
The warning notice included an image of what looks like a plastic bottle covered in foil, with an item sticking out of the top. The report stated that the "devices" were removed to a "designated safe site."
