EXPLOSIVE disposal teams and emergency services attended two incidents involving "suspicious activity" in Chester yesterday evening (November 22).

Shortly after 5pm, police said they received reports of suspicious activity on two buses in Chester - one near the train station and one near the bus interchange.

A cordon was put in place with several roads closed, and trains from the station were temporarily shut down as emergency services dealt with the incident.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams were also in attendance.

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Police said "all was in order", with the cordon removed and roads reopened later that night.

A Chester Police spokesperson said: "At 5.09pm today (Friday 22 November) police received a report of suspicious activity on two busses in Chester City Centre. One near the train station and one near the bus interchange.

"As a precaution a cordon was put in place and a number of roads were closed while we investigated the report. EOD attended with other emergency services to assist.

"All was in order, the cordon was released and roads reopened.

"We understand that this caused some disruption and concern but we are now happy there is nothing untoward.

"Thank you for your patience while we dealt with this incident."