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| Trains halted in explosives alert | Trains halted in explosives alert |
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| Train services have been disrupted in Stockport after a possible explosive device was found in a sewer. | Train services have been disrupted in Stockport after a possible explosive device was found in a sewer. |
| Emergency services were alerted at about 1530 BST after the discovery on Appleby Close in the Bridgehall area, close to a railway line. | |
| Police have put up a cordon around the scene and ten homes have been evacuated as a precaution. | Police have put up a cordon around the scene and ten homes have been evacuated as a precaution. |
| An Army bomb disposal team is dealing with the incident, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. | An Army bomb disposal team is dealing with the incident, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. |
| Train diversions | |
| The device was found by a worker with United Utlities, who was working 20ft (6.1m) down in a drain. | |
| It was said to resemble a hand grenade. | It was said to resemble a hand grenade. |
| GMP said there was no imminent threat of structural damage and the homes had been evacuated as a precaution. | GMP said there was no imminent threat of structural damage and the homes had been evacuated as a precaution. |
| The security alert happened near a section of the railway line between Cheadle Hulme and Stockport. | |
| Network Rail warned passengers to expect delays of up to 40 minutes as services were diverted around the area. | |
| Trains between Wilmslow/Macclesfield and Manchester Piccadilly have been affected. |