The dramatic moment armed police pin suspect down in the street, before finding grenades in his bag - a huge investigation into organised crime continues
direct to your inboxThis is the moment armed police pinned down a suspect said to be armed with two hand grenades, prompting a huge bomb scare in Stretford.Our picture shows plain-clothes cops pointing their weapons at the cyclist after he was forced off his mountain bike and pushed face down into the road.In his rucksack, officers found what they believed to be two hand grenades. It prompted the evacuation of an estimated 400 residents from their homes in Gorse Hill, Stretford, on Friday afternoon (January 29).The dramatic swoop was part of a series of raids across Stretford, Trafford, and Wythenshawe in neighbouring south Manchester since the early hours of Thursday.