Police have launched an investigation after a hotel was evacuated following a 'bomb threat'.
Occupants at the Manchester Airport Stanley Hotel, on Stanley Road in Handforth, were asked to leave as emergency services, including police officers and fire crews, responded to the incident yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). A cordon was put in place at the scene and officers blocked off the road.
Cheshire Police said officers were called to 'reports of a bomb threat' at around 3pm. The hotel was evacuated 'as a precautionary measure'.
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Police said the threat was deemed to be a hoax and people were allowed back inside the hotel at around 5.30pm. A probe into the incident has been launched with no arrests made so far.
As the incident unfolded yesterday afternoon, one witness reported seeing a 'huge police presence and cordon in place' at the scene, as another saw 'police and security staff on grass verges outside the car park'. Cheshire Police announced on social media they had blocked off the A road during the incident between the junctions of Wilmslow Road and the A555 slip road.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the force said: "At around 3pm on Wednesday 5 April police were called to reports of a bomb threat at a hotel on Stanley Road, near Handforth. Officers attended and the hotel was evacuated as a precautionary measure.
"Following enquiries it was quickly established that the that it was a hoax, and the occupants were allowed back inside the hotel at around 5.30pm. An investigation has been launched and no arrests have been made at this time."
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