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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1
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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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EDMONTON — The West Edmonton Mall has reopened after police investigated a suspicious package Tuesday morning.
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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.) p! q7 R# v. K# _7 {: ~
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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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8 D% M# |2 J; UThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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