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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1) }9 l1 V! r5 K
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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 Agency8 ~. K2 o' R7 u
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/ v, ^0 U4 l' m4 ^' jEDMONTON — 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.1 z+ X( ?9 t9 Z7 g
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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."3 j3 J& A& }$ @6 B
% {0 D [- N1 u( A% i* `The mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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