Live hand grenade found in Rochdale woodland
Bomb disposal teams make it safe
A live hand grenade's been found in woodland in Rochdale.
A member of the public found the device in a wooded area off Cecil Street in the Milkstone & Deeplish area on Monday.
Police were called to the scene and set up a cordon whilst bomb disposal officers were deployed to assess the situation.
The device was later identified as a flash bang grenade and was recovered to be made safe.
Posting on their facebook page GMP Rochdale said:
Today officers from the town centre Milkstone & Deeplish neighbourhood team, acting on information from a member of the public, located a discarded live hand grenade in a wooded area off Cecil Street in the Milkstone & Deeplish area.
The area was cordoned off with scene tape and bomb disposal officers were deployed to assess the situation. The device was later identified as a flash bang grenade and was recovered to be made safe.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.