Premier League stadium evacuated after ‘unidentified object’ discovered and police called to investigate

AFC BOURNEMOUTH Vitality Stadium has been evacuated after an “unidentified object” was discovered.

Police were called to carry out an investigation at the ground at around 1:31pm today.

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The Vitality Stadium was evacuated after an ‘unidentified object’ was discovered[/caption]

Dorset Police concluded the package was from a training item left at the ground over the weekendRex

Players and staff could be seen waiting outside the ground while Dorset Police carried out the investigation.

Following the check it was concluded the item was related to training conducted at the grounds over the weekend.

A statement from Dorset Police said: “At 1.31pm on Monday 24 July 2023 Dorset Police received a report of an unidentified item having been found at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth.

“Following enquiries, it was established that the item was related to some training conducted at the grounds during the weekend.”

According to the Daily Echo, a fake device relating to safety training which occurred on Sunday had mistakenly not been taken away.

Police were called as a precaution, but the Echo’s report adds everyone was back inside the stadium within ten minutes.

Bournemouth open their Premier League campaign against West Ham at the Vitality Stadium on August 12.

The ground is the smallest in the Prem, with just a capacity of just 11, 307.

The incident draws direct similarities to an incident which took place at Old Trafford in 2016.

Manchester United ironically shut down their stadium ahead of a clash with Bournemouth back in 2016 after a fake bomb had been planted by a security firm during a training exercise.