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DVD player sparks West Edmonton Mall evacuation 1
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FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 01:57 PM EDT
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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. I0 F+ j/ _& K7 C, ~: I; S
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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.
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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. y: k2 N- P, r4 a: D7 G0 [2 P/ Y/ A5 ~
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/ z+ ]5 W D. [, P8 LThe mall fully reopened around 10 a.m. |
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