Manchester suspicious package 'deemed safe'

British police say they investigated a suspicious package in Manchester, but it 'has now been deemed safe'.

Police stand guard near the Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017 in Manchester, England. Source: AAP

A reported suspicious package in Manchester which British army bomb disposal experts investigated has been deemed safe, police said Thursday, adding that a cordon had been removed.

"There was a cordon in Hulme, not Trafford as previously suggested, relating to a possible suspicious package," the Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.

"This has now been deemed safe and the cordon has been removed."