Laptop blown up in Manchester town centre following bomb alert
11:15am Friday 8th February 2013 in Local
Bomb disposal experts were called to Manchester city centre today after a suspect package was found.
Police went to New York Street near to the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly hotel at 7.35am today.
The package turned out to be a laptop and cables. It had prompted officers to cordon off a 100m section of the city.
A controlled explosion was carried out put the package was safe.
Police said public safety was their priority.
Comments(15)
Boltonresident2012
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11:49am Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:What would have been "the cost" if it had been a real bomb?
total cost of this debacle was?
I am glad they were on the ball with this one - do not want to see another explosion in Manchester (or anywhere else)
Boltonresident2012
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11:49am Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:What would have been "the cost" if it had been a real bomb?
total cost of this debacle was?
I am glad they were on the ball with this one - do not want to see another explosion in Manchester (or anywhere else)
steveG
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12:05pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx
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1:02pm Fri 8 Feb 13
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
Count de Monet
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2:43pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:Maybe if the idiot who owned the laptop hadn't left it unattended in a public place, the police wouldn't have had to call out the bomb disposal squad. Better to err on the side of caution than to have dozens of dead bodies in the city centre.
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
MarkAllRead
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3:00pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:The coffee shops and cafes around the area were reporting that business was, well, booming.
total cost of this debacle was?
MarkAllRead
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3:03pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:Please explain the specifics of this foresight and how it would have been applied in this instance.
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
mr.mark.c
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4:11pm Fri 8 Feb 13
The object being you can go and open any future bags/packages and save the taxpayer some cash :)
aardwolf
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6:30pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:Foresight??? Not sure the police make use of clairvoyants these days...
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
xxenigmaxx
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7:37pm Fri 8 Feb 13
aardwolf wrote:I have counted 5 instances were I could have made reports to the police whilst I was walking home this evening, all of them suspicious packages, using foresight I ascertained that I had no need to call the police thus saving any more need for further expenditure. I would like to add having foresight has nothing to do with being clairvoyant.
xxenigmaxx wrote:Foresight??? Not sure the police make use of clairvoyants these days...
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
mr.mark.c
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7:49pm Fri 8 Feb 13
Reed Lover
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9:01pm Fri 8 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx wrote:There are lies, damned lies and then there's the lies people like you post online.
aardwolf wrote:I have counted 5 instances were I could have made reports to the police whilst I was walking home this evening, all of them suspicious packages, using foresight I ascertained that I had no need to call the police thus saving any more need for further expenditure. I would like to add having foresight has nothing to do with being clairvoyant.
xxenigmaxx wrote:Foresight??? Not sure the police make use of clairvoyants these days...
steveG wrote:maybe if they had used foresight they could have saved on expenditure therefore still ensuring the public's safety
A little training exercise to relieve their boredom,though if they start to blow up every bag people leave around they will be busy.
Why let the truth get in the way of a good story, eh?
Boltonresident2012
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9:47am Sat 9 Feb 13
mr.mark.c wrote:Exactly
Could those who think it was overkill please put there names forward to the police.
The object being you can go and open any future bags/packages and save the taxpayer some cash :)
People who say it was a waste of money should volunteer to go and deal with suspicious packages themselves rather than 'waste' money.
Sorry lads (and lasses) form an orderly queue there :)
boltonnut
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12:53pm Mon 11 Feb 13
xxenigmaxx says...
11:40am Fri 8 Feb 13