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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1
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: c& B2 U: h5 T" T. r. v8 ^FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:57 PM EDT
, y% {$ q4 B ~0 }: E1 gWest Edmonton Mall
, \9 }, R; J; U+ v* x' C) zThe 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% y7 ?: d+ R/ Q! k% J& g- ~. I
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EDMONTON — The West Edmonton Mall has reopened after police investigated a suspicious package Tuesday morning.. X' Z# A. n9 H2 N
# M' g8 o" `$ Y4 e" qThe 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. j( k: m" z- c
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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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"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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3 W9 }/ d. l) C0 X& |- GThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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