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The Latest: United-Bournemouth match rescheduled for Tuesday
- Updated: May 15, 2016
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Latest on the evacuation of Manchester United’s stadium after a suspicious package was found (all times local):
9:15 p.m.
The Premier League says that Manchester United will play Bournemouth on Tuesday night, two days after the match was postponed because of a fake bomb found at Old Trafford stadium.
The league made the announcement in a statement issued late Sunday, hours after police evacuated Old Trafford on the final day of the Premier League season and dismantled the device.
United has to win the match by a 19-goal margin or more to have any hope of finishing in fourth place and above crosstown rival Manchester City for a Champions League spot. The match will kick off at 8 p.m. Tuesday (1900 GMT).
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6:25 p.m.
Police say that a device found at Manchester United’s stadium before a Premier League match ”wasn’t viable.”
Greater Manchester Police also said in a tweet that a full search of Old Trafford was ongoing. In another tweet a few minutes earlier, the police force had described the item found as an ”explosive device” that was ”incredibly lifelike.” Bomb disposal experts had carried out a controlled explosion on the item.
The police force didn’t immediately answer calls seeking more comment.
The match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was called off and the stadium, which has a capacity for more than 75,000 fans, was evacuated.
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4:45 p.m.
Greater Manchester Police says a bomb disposal unit has carried out a controlled explosion at Old Trafford stadium.
The controlled blast came soon after British military bomb disposal experts arrived at Manchester United’s stadium to investigate reports of a suspicious package.
The Premier League match between United and Bournemouth was called off after the stadium, which has a capacity for more than 75,000 fans, was evacuated.
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4:30 p.m.
Greater Manchester Police says a military bomb disposal unit has been dispatched to Manchester United’s stadium to help police after the discovery of a suspicious item in the …
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