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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1; c/ w8 A0 W O9 g5 X
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The exterior of West Edmonton Mall is seen in Edmonton, Alta., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Somalia-based terror group al Shabaab called for attacks on western shopping malls, including West Edmonton Mall, in a video posted online. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency6 Z2 @5 B; P( b _
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0 G8 j- O+ G+ f% u1 x4 `EDMONTON — The West Edmonton Mall has reopened after police investigated a suspicious package Tuesday morning.1 O1 f3 \ M8 X4 ?% {
( r7 y3 w. _3 C) DThe item, which turned out to be a DVD player, was reported to police just after 8:30 a.m. and officers swooped in to shut down entrances to the shopping centre.
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+ z( n0 G& U! K" TPolice evacuated the mall, and a short time later determined the package was merely a DVD player left on a bench outside the SportCheck store.
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"I think we made a very measured response and dealt with the safely issues appropriately," said Staff Sgt. Steve Jones. "We just contained an area within the mall."
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The mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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