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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 13 S! K6 y! J4 v9 f& `" p1 `
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% M2 c' v1 r* X$ j* A$ r" m$ bFIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:57 PM EDT" P* s3 I8 G$ G; f3 j6 d- W1 w
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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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$ E/ u1 ]0 W" n: W# j' KThe 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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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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1 W# }& K R8 T' v& G"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."- L; C y e* P {3 X) Q1 ]
+ P: D- {3 n! z, @$ xThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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