A hoaxer has targeted Manchester United players for the second
time in a week after sending a suspicious package to the club's
training ground, police said on Saturday.
Officers were called to the team's Carrington training ground on
Wednesday after a member of staff opened a parcel containing an
'unidentified substance'.
The previous day the complex was at the centre of a security scare
after a similar package was received.
Police said they believed the same person was responsible for both
incidents.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: 'Further
suspicious packages were discovered on Wednesday May 2 at the
Manchester United training ground at Carrington.
'This followed a call on Tuesday May 1 following reports that an
unidentified substance had been discovered in an envelope delivered
to the address.
'At this stage it would appear that all of the packages have been
sent by the same person.
'Tests have been carried out on the substance and it has now been
established that it was not harmful. Officers are continuing to
investigate the origins of these packages. No-one has been injured
during these incidents.'
Specialist police and firefighters were called to the scene to deal
with the packages, which are understood to have been addressed to
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The complex in Trafford, Greater Manchester, was immediately sealed
off as officers investigated.
Staff at the training ground have been told to be vigilant
following the security scares.