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Stalybridge Aldi car park find could be human bones Stalybridge Aldi car park find could be human bones
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Suspected human remains have been dug up in a supermarket car park in Greater Manchester, police have said. Suspected human remains have been dug up in a supermarket car park.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the bones were dug up on Tuesday afternoon in the car park at Aldi in Leech Street, Stalybridge. Workmen unearthed the bones outside a branch of German discount giant Aldi in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday afternoon.
A GMP spokesman said: "Initial inquiries have suggested that the location is a former burial ground on the site of an old chapel." Speculation has been rife among locals, but police believe the site may once have been a burial ground connected to a former chapel.
Police are now carrying out tests to confirm if the remains are human. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was carrying out tests to confirm if the remains were human.
A photograph shared on Facebook showed workmen and onlookers peering down a large hole surrounded by fencing.
The news also prompted reaction on social media, with many making reference to the 2013 discovery of the remains of English king Richard III in a car park in Leicester.
Twitter user Jane Browne posted: "Wow, which king is it this time?"
GMP said a team of archaeologists and anthropologists were examining the findings.