Manchester city centre street taped off by police following discovery of 'suspicious bag'

A major cordon was put in place on a busy Manchester city centre street after a bag was left unattended.

Emergency services were in attendance on Bridge Street this morning (Friday, September 12).

Police and firefighters attended, with a cordon in place close to Spinningfields.

Greater Manchester Police said a bag was left in the area, with a cordon put in place as a precaution.

An assessment was made on the item this morning, before police deemed the area to be safe.

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Images showed multiple fire engines at the scene, along with Greater Manchester Police officers.

A witness told the Manchester Evening News at least three fire engines were in attendance.

Bridge Street was closed off between Deansgate and Chapel Street, in Salford.

There was a large police presence and people were told a 'suspicious item' has been found, witnesses say.

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Police have confirmed the contents of the 'suspicious bag' that was found in town earlier today.

A microphone and 'singing equipment' were found inside.

No dangerous items were recovered from the bag and the incident has been resolved.

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The bag and its contents have been deemed safe, GMP has confirmed.

Workers who had been evacuated are now waiting to go back to work.

Officer workers are waiting to bet back into the building after the cordon was removed pic.twitter.com/h6CtyYMKKf

Emergency services have now lifted the cordon.

The cordon has now been removed now pic.twitter.com/0qUn6YRpJA

We're awaiting confirmation further