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Dramatic moment Manchester armed cops force man to the ground and point gun at his head after swooping on Hulme over ‘suspicious package’ reports

ARMED police forced a Manchester man to the ground at gunpoint as the Army and a bomb squad were drafted in to join a dramatic response to a suspicious package.

This is the latest in a string of alerts police have been called to as the city is on edge, just three days after the devastating suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert.

A man lies on the ground as police point guns at him during a large-scale response to a suspicious package
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A man lies on the ground as police point guns at him during a large-scale response to a suspicious packageCredit: Kurt Fairhurst/Mark Cosgrove
The Army and bomb disposal squads were called in to help respond to a suspicious package
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The Army and bomb disposal squads were called in to help respond to a suspicious packageCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Army bomb disposal teams arrive in Hulme, South Manchester as the police continue their investigation into the Manchester Arena bomb
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Army bomb disposal teams arrive in Hulme, South Manchester as the police continue their investigation into the Manchester Arena bombCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Armed cops were scrambled this morning to the Hulme area of Manchester
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Armed cops were scrambled this morning to the Hulme area of Manchester
The Army was drafted in to help armed cops investigate a report of a suspicious package in an area of Manchester this morning
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The Army was drafted in to help armed cops investigate a report of a suspicious package in an area of Manchester this morning
Heavily armed police were drafted in to respond to the call this morning
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Heavily armed police were drafted in to respond to the call this morningCredit: WENN

More than half a dozen police cars pulled up on the street in the Hulme area just after 10am as the city remains on high alert.

After multiple officers armed with guns, soldiers and a bomb squad were drafted in Greater Manchester Police confirmed the large-scale response was for a suspicious package - now deemed safe.

This comes after SAS troops have been drafted in to help police raids in other areas of the city since Monday night's atrocity - demonstrating how seriously police are taking any reports which might be linked to another attack.

However in this event police have confirmed: "This incident has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been removed."

Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "The incident is not necessarily linked to the wider investigation but we take reports such as this very seriously.

"As this incident in Hulme has shown, it is important that people remain vigilant and report any concerns they have to the anti-terror hotline."

Cops poured into the area before the Army and a bomb squad was drafted in to help
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Cops poured into the area before the Army and a bomb squad was drafted in to helpCredit: WENN
Police responded to reports of a suspicious package - but it has now been deemed safe
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Police responded to reports of a suspicious package - but it has now been deemed safeCredit: PA:Press Association
Cops set up a cordon in the Hulme area of Manchester but this has now been removed
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Cops set up a cordon in the Hulme area of Manchester but this has now been removedCredit: PA:Press Association
Armed police joined the Army and a bomb squad in responding to the reports of a suspicious package
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Armed police joined the Army and a bomb squad in responding to the reports of a suspicious packageCredit: PA:Press Association
Police cars pictured responding to the alert
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Police cars pictured responding to the alertCredit: WENN
A bomb disposal squad was called in to the alert this morning but it has now been deemed safe
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A bomb disposal squad was called in to the alert this morning but it has now been deemed safeCredit: WENN
Residents from the Hulme area were evacuated as police, soldiers and a bomb squad investigated
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Residents from the Hulme area were evacuated as police, soldiers and a bomb squad investigatedCredit: Mark Stock
A bomb squad joined the Army and armed police
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A bomb squad joined the Army and armed policeCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
More than half a dozen police cars swooped on the quiet residential street this morning
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More than half a dozen police cars swooped on the quiet residential street this morningCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
More than half a dozen police cars swooped on the Hulme area of Manchester just after 10am
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More than half a dozen police cars swooped on the Hulme area of Manchester just after 10amCredit: Array

Cops earlier said the call was at a college in Trafford, a suburb of Manchester, but then said it was in Hulme, an area just south of the city centre.

"The army attended Linby Street in Hulme and not a college in Trafford," the police said on Twitter.

A witnessed claimed she saw a man pinned to the floor after being tackled by police before they stormed the building.

It had been reported police were scrambled to Jackson Crescent initially but then raced to Linby Street.

Initial reports suggested a college in the area, the Manchester Federation of EBSD Schools, Castlefield Campus, was evacuated.

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A statement on the school's website says: "We cater for young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Castlefield Campus is for pupils in Years 10 and 11 from both Meade Hill and Southern Cross, located in the north and south of the city respectively.

"Castlefield Campus is an exciting place to learn, where each person is valued and everyone is encouraged to succeed to the best of their ability."

GMP said a man was arrested in Hulme on suspicion of possession of cannabis and he remains in police custody.

This came hours after an arrest this morning in Nuneaton took the total number of those in custody to eight after a series of raids across Manchester and Wigan.

A police officer stands guard at the cordon in Hulme, Manchester, earlier today
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A police officer stands guard at the cordon in Hulme, Manchester, earlier todayCredit: Getty Images
Armed cops, the Army and a bomb disposal squad were called in to respond to a suspicious package- which was later deemed safe
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Armed cops, the Army and a bomb disposal squad were called in to respond to a suspicious package- which was later deemed safeCredit: Getty Images
The cordon police set up while a suspicious package was investigated has now been removed
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The cordon police set up while a suspicious package was investigated has now been removedCredit: Getty Images
Although the suspicious package was deemed safe the police responded very seriously to the alert
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Although the suspicious package was deemed safe the police responded very seriously to the alertCredit: Getty Images
Cops gather near the site where a suspicious package was reported this morning in Manchester
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Cops gather near the site where a suspicious package was reported this morning in ManchesterCredit: Getty Images
Police file in to a college in Hulme, Manchester, this morning after reports of a suspicious package
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Police file in to a college in Hulme, Manchester, this morning after reports of a suspicious packageCredit: Getty Images
Soldiers joined a bomb disposal team and armed cops on the usually quiet street
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Soldiers joined a bomb disposal team and armed cops on the usually quiet streetCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
Dozens of cops rushed to the scene this morning in a large-scale response
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Dozens of cops rushed to the scene this morning in a large-scale responseCredit: ITV
Residents in the Hulme area were evacuated as cops and soldiers swoop on the area
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Residents in the Hulme area were evacuated as cops and soldiers swoop on the areaCredit: Mercury Press
Armed cops and the Army were scrambled to the Hulme area of Manchester this morning
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Armed cops and the Army were scrambled to the Hulme area of Manchester this morningCredit: ITV
Road closures were in place and a police cordon set up in the area
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Road closures were in place and a police cordon set up in the areaCredit: ITV
A police helicopter was scrambled to join armed cops and the Army in the raid
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A police helicopter was scrambled to join armed cops and the Army in the raidCredit: ITV

A woman had also been arrested in Manchester during an armed raid on a block of flats last night. She was later released without charge.

Britain has seen its terror threat level rise this week to critical – the first time it has been that high in a decade.

In the UK police were in a desperate race against time to find the bomb gang behind the Manchester Arena massacre on Monday night — before more families are destroyed.

Security chiefs believe the deadly device detonated by Salman Abedi was built by other ISIS fanatics in a city centre flat.

Eight men have now been arrested over the devastating attack which saw 22 people killed and 64 injured.

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