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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1
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QMI AGENCY
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" n& ^- I! ~) ~- G( _9 YFIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:57 PM EDT
2 c$ K! ~' J8 }- f GWest Edmonton Mall
5 c) }, E6 C% VThe 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 Agency/ U% G: U( z/ @ p
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7 Z/ E/ w" L( s. eEDMONTON — The West Edmonton Mall has reopened after police investigated a suspicious package Tuesday morning.5 N9 f/ e+ ^" B* E0 J* {
# v4 l3 |5 j3 H. cThe 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.5 s# G* `# V2 U% Y/ }2 [8 @
3 {* k. Z8 g; I. i% c* BPolice evacuated the mall, and a short time later determined the package was merely a DVD player left on a bench outside the SportCheck store.- I% Z3 y/ F* G8 E# n7 \1 p% k
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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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' i2 J/ i/ }! n3 T$ V% B+ vThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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