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Fear has turned into embarrassment and frustration... after a Premier League football match was
canceled over a bomb scare at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium.
Bruce Harrison joins me now in the studio. Bruce, we now know that the device discovered
had been left behind from a training exercise.
That's right, Connyoung. Police described it as an "incredibly realistic-looking explosive
device." Apparently, private security left it in a restroom, accidentally, during a training
exercise with bomb-sniffing dogs.
This is the first time in 24 years a Premier League match has been canceled over security
issues... and apparently because of an oversight.
It seems police officials agree canceling the match was the right thing to do... but
now that everyone's safe... more focus is on the mistake.
The BBC reports... Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd
has called for a full investigation. He called the situation a "fiasco" and said
it caused massive inconvenience to supporters, wasted the time of the police and army, and
unnecessarily put people in danger. Fans appeared disappointed... but remained
calm as they left the stadium.
"Yeah, hopefully we'll make it back one day but you know, it's very expensive to fly and
travel here."
"...unfortunately we were told that there was some kind of bomb scare. So it was all
done very professionally by the police and the stewards."
The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday.