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CBC Building Evacuated In Downtown Toronto Due To Donated Military Artifact

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Nov, 2015 12:09 PM
  • CBC Building Evacuated In Downtown Toronto Due To Donated Military Artifact
TORONTO — The CBC building in downtown Toronto has been evacuated as police investigate a military artifact donated to the broadcaster's archive.
 
Toronto police Const. Victor Kwong says the donation included a military shell and staff could not determine whether it is explosive.
 
He says police and military bomb technicians have been called in.
 
Roads around the building have been closed off.
 
The CBC apologized for any disruption in its coverage as a result of the evacuation, which forced the company to broadcast from Ottawa instead.

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