Manchester Airport on lockdown following terror alert Manchester airport is on lockdown every single road...

Published: 11:07 am July 5, 2017
Updated: 4:49 am October 8, 2025

Manchester Airport on lockdown following terror alert

Manchester airport is on lockdown every single road is blocked and they have put thousands of people on the runway. Messages coming from emergency services is ‘it is a terror alert, we need everybody away from the building. Bomb disposal squad have just arrived at the scene. Bomb disposal officers carry out a series of controlled explosions on a suspicious package found at #Manchester Airport T3. Police were called at 8.50am on Wednesday 5 July 2017 to reports of a suspicious package at Manchester Airport. Officers are responding and a precautionary evacuation of terminal three has taken place. Bomb disposal officers attended and a series of controlled explosions were carried out

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