A BOMB squad was sent to Failsworth yesterday after a suspected grenade was found at a house.
Specialist officers were sent to Kew Road at around 10.10am after a report that a "suspected historic grenade" had been discovered.
A cordon was set up as police examined the device before a controlled explosion was carried out.
A resident shared pictures of police vehicles in the area.
Police on Kew Road in Failsworth on Wednesday
Police on Kew Road in Failsworth on Wednesday
Police on Kew Road in Failsworth on Wednesday
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At around 10.10am on Wednesday, police were called to a report that a suspected historic grenade had been found at a property on Kew Road, Failsworth.
"A cordon was put in place and bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device."
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