Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion outside a Jobcentre on Saturday after a suspicious package was discovered.
Emergency services were called to Wellington Street in Stockport at around 2.20pm on Saturday, July 8, establishing a 100m cordon around the site. The Manchester Evening News reports that the package was successfully destroyed.
Police have launched an investigation following the disturbance, which was also attended by paramedics and fire crews as a precaution. Witnesses say they heard a "loud bang" as the controlled blast was carried out.
