Everyone is laughing at the absolute farce at Old Trafford following fake bomb blunder

What a complete farce.

It cost many people a great deal of money, time, stress and worry. Everyone thought that one of the country's biggest sporting stadia was the subject of a terrorist attack. In the end, it was the result of a monumental blunder. The 'suspicious package' turned out to be a fake prop-bomb that had been left behind by a private company carrying out a security training exercise earlier in the previous week. This fact was confirmed in very diplomatic terms by Greater Manchester Police. https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/731965894302162944 https://twitter.com/richard_conway/status/731955112202149888 Despite the serious aspects of the situation, no one could quite believe the sheer f**kwittery of what had happened. There was a combination of bafflement, dismay and hilarity at the mother of all f**kups at the Theatre of LOLS. Here are just a few of the responses to a ridiculous situation that would be more suited to Brass Eye than breaking news... https://twitter.com/Jack_Gaughan/status/731954962159292416 https://twitter.com/Footyy365/status/731962563269931009 https://twitter.com/barneyrednews/status/731966135936122881 https://twitter.com/The_Paris_Angel/status/731962293731401732 https://twitter.com/TatianaMUFC/status/731961763479080968 https://twitter.com/NickMiller79/status/731957914026541056 https://twitter.com/Pandamoanimum/status/731955887519244288 https://twitter.com/Unitedology/status/731953910127136768 https://twitter.com/darrenrichman/status/731953671274168321 https://twitter.com/Oli_Row/status/731955436635758593 https://twitter.com/OffsideLiam/status/731956521769259008 https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/731957093524209667 https://twitter.com/gunnerpunner/status/731957510094127106 https://twitter.com/swearimnotpaul/status/731961915010887681 https://twitter.com/sidneymufc/status/731963568883695616 https://twitter.com/A_W_Gordon/status/731958539099508737 https://twitter.com/ALICECLARKE2/status/731962070686683136 https://twitter.com/MichaelParthum/status/731963983561920512 https://twitter.com/sarm0161/status/731956918315589632 https://twitter.com/KHeneage/status/731961151802769408 https://twitter.com/Malachians/status/731959068865093632 https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/731959841535762432 https://twitter.com/theMUFCbible/status/731968478563958784