How is an explosion precautionary?
Like they didn't know what the package is so they just blew it up to be safe?
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Like they didn't know what the package is so they just blew it up to be safe?
I imagine this was met with a lot of confused looks/sounds? Just intrigued about the whole scenario and how well it was handled.
Some police departments have dedicated bomb squad, most do not. In which case, a military bomb squad will be called.
Nope. Despite what other "experts" in here will tell you. We have one of the best, if not the best, bomb squad in the world. It's military and it learned a lot of skills from the amount of ordnance the Luftwaffe dropped on London.
Yikes, nasty idea.
shows how full of shit journo's are i suppose.Nonsense!! Been there, done that.
Yeah I think that's likely, just to be safe.
Though from what we're hearing it does sound like it was an actual bomb.
Yeah. Using robots or bomb suits. Then they analyze it afterwards.
looking at the results and we are not going to win by 19 goals, I dont think they will play the game.
Not really, after about 5/10 seconds of shock and everyone saying "What? Abandoned?" everyone just accepted it and started walking away from the ground.
When someone tells you the game is abandoned... its abandoned.
Standard procedure.
Pretty much. Don't think it's particularly unusual.
Country isnt really big enough to require it. We're smaller than most US states. Army isnt far away from anywhere really.
Could even hear the announcement on TV
Very possible
If we win the FA Cup then we get EL football anyway don't we? In other words, given how the results are at the minute they might as well wait and see what happens before re-arranging?
Yeah, despite your sarcasm that's pretty much exactly how these things work. Controlled, safe explosions.
To think we were potentially minutes away from a tragedy 
It was just a bag full of LvG out stickers wasn't it?
They will. Our result can still affect the end product of the league table.
In my experience, they hit it with a shotgun type discharge, to break it up. They don't strap some C4 to it.
I love how everyone is an expert on bomb squads and bomb procedures now
Not really strange. With the trouble to build a device, bring it into the stadium and plant it undetected, surely the culprit would have made it a point to do a detailed research on the infrastructure as well. Or have I been watching too many action movies?
Always cut the blue wireI love how everyone is an expert on bomb squads and bomb procedures now
I wasn't being sarcastic.. It didn't cone across that way did it?
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When it remains only one second before the bomb explodes?
Interesting, in France the military are never involved. The BRI, GIPN, GIGN or Raid will send someone and they are all members of the Police at the exception of the GIGN who are part of the army and the police.
Might not have been brought in with the crowd. They must have tons of people coming into OT at different times.
Obviously Van Gaal stopped the plot like an action movie.
He fought his way through countless terrorists and managed to defuse the device 1 second before detonation.
Die Hard: Old Trafford. Coming to a cinema near you.
He fought his way through countless terrorists and managed to defuse the device 1 second before detonation.
Die Hard: Old Trafford. Coming to a cinema near you.
Every half wit bomb maker knows to use the same color wire. You watch too many movies.
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I can imagine. The calmness of the fans really impressed me. You just need a few number of people understandably panicking and the situation could get out of control. Well done everyone.
Lol, that's not really how the decision will be made. The game has to take place, obviously.
Fine for me.