This is the moment a controlled explosion was carried out by a bomb disposal robot after 'suspicious batteries' were found near a nursery in Bolton.
Emergency services, including police officers and firefighters, were scrambled to the scene on Sweetloves Lane, off Blackburn Road, at around 8am this morning (Wednesday) to reports of 'suspicious items being found'. A huge cordon - which stretched over 100m - was put in place in the area, covering Sweetloves Lane and a stretch of Blackburn Road from Holden Avenue and Stonyhurst Avenue.
Little Lambs Nursery, which was within the police cordon, was evacuated following the discovery. Bomb disposal experts were dispatched to the scene to assess the items, which the Manchester Evening News understands were batteries.
