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Hotel guests and nearby pub-goers faced evacuation in Manchester city centre due to a chemical scare. Police arrested a man on Monday, May 11, after reports of chemical substances and a suspicious smell came from a hotel room. However, tests later confirmed the substances posed no explosive risk, and no one was injured during the incident.
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