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Shock photos show the man being bundled to the ground by heavily armed police before being led away. Officers are now investigating a suspect package at the scene, which was left by the man. A witness told Wigan Today: “We were told to stay away from the windows. It’s a bit frightening, really.”

Four men were arrested this morning following the horrific Manchester terror attack on Monday night. It is believed the arrests were made in Aston Avenue, Fallowfield when Counter Terrorism Officers swooped to the scene. Pictures have emerged of police at Aston Avenue, but police can not confirm if their presence on this street is related to the recent arrests. Fallowfield is known to be a popular place for Manchester students to live. Neighbours on the street have said that they saw police raids in the area on Wednesday morning at around 4am.

NC A man being arrested at the scene in Wigan this afternoon

Pictures have emerged of police at Aston Avenue, but police can not confirm if their presence on this street is related to the recent arrests. Fallowfield is known to be a popular place for Manchester students to live. Neighbours on the street have said that they saw police raids in the area on Wednesday morning at around 4am.

NC The man was bundled to the ground by police in Wigan this afternoon

Greater Manchester Police carried out a controlled explosion in Fallowfield yesterday with neighbours claiming they were told to get out of their houses. Neighbour Omar Alfakhuri said he woke up to find the street filled with police including armed officers who were shouting at the family. He said that a wife and teenage sons were led away. He said: “The police were not calm. They were shouting and the family were taken out one by one. The father was first."

Man arrested in Wigan in connection with Manchester bombing Wed, May 24, 2017 The dramatic moment a man is wrestled to the ground by armed police in Wigan as police continue to make arrests in their investigation of the Manchester Arena bomb attack Play slideshow Twitter 1 of 8

This follows the arrest of a 23-year-old man yesterday. Greater Manchester Police have said: "Three men have been arrested after police executed warrants in South Manchester, in connection with the ongoing investigation into Monday night’s horrific attack at the Manchester arena. "

PA Police in Aston Avenue in Greater Manchester

Three men have been arrested after police executed warrants in South Manchester Greater Manchester Police

Prime Minister Theresa May has raised the UK's threat level to 'critical' as hundreds of troops have been deployed to the streets. The bomber was named as Salman Abedi by the police. France's interior minister has said that Abedi, 22, is believed to have travelled to Syria and claimed he had "proven" links with Islamic State.

PA Police arrested three men in Fallowfield this morning