Manchester United and Real Madrid’s US pre-season training base of UCLA evacuated after bomb scare

Students were led out of their dorms and to the Drake Stadium at around 110pm local time (6am UK)

Andrew Richardson

Published: 7:36, 13 Jul 2017
Updated: 8:27, 13 Jul 2017

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UCLA has been evacuated due to a bomb scare, according to reports.

Students were told to leave the university, which has been a training base for both Manchester United and Real Madrid during their pre-season tour of the US, at around 10pm local time, which is 6am UK.

Students are evacuated at UCLA following bomb scareCredit: KTLA-TV

Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Marouane Fellaini at UCLACredit: Getty Images

The LA Times reports that people were being led out of their dorms and toward the Drake Stadium.

While residents were being advised to stay indoors.

UCLA spokesman Brian Haas reassured everyone it was just "precautionary", but 30 minutes after the evacuation, a second noticed alerted that the "situation is still active".

United and Real Madrid had been at UCLA yesterday as both start their US tours in Los Angeles — and have actually been at loggerheads over the hotel and training facilities at the university.

However, they were not present at the time of the evacuation.

The Red Devils will kick off their pre-season with a match against local side LA Galaxy in two days' time, before facing Real Salt Lake City.