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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1
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QMI AGENCY: C5 \) @. j. L4 t5 S" \
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FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:57 PM EDT
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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 Agency
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& f- R C: v9 [4 p* n+ T8 pEDMONTON — The West Edmonton Mall has reopened after police investigated a suspicious package Tuesday morning. \7 y! y) E4 b& c
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The 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.# I5 Q+ V& s$ x+ g7 H
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Police 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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9 r& ^+ f1 C* Q"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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" E8 c) H4 y2 P) wThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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