Suspicious device found at a Toronto airport has been disarmed and 2 people are in custody, authorities say
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Toronto police say a suspicious package containing what the force fears was liquid nitrogen that was seized on Sunday has been dealt with and no threats or injuries have been reported.
The device was found by a security guard at Pearson International Airport as he was placing the device at a storage facility in Vaughan, where the Toronto Star newspaper has a bureau.
It was found to contain no explosive or hazardous material and to have been tampered with. The city’s police chief, Mark Saunders, said no injuries were reported in the incident, but police were checking to make sure that there was no threat before the Toronto Fire Department and Bomb Squad were dispatched.
“We’ve gone through some additional protocols,” Saunders told reporters. “We don’t know if there’s actually a threat.”
Toronto police confirmed that there were no threats or injuries to any of the officers or members of the public, who had entered the airport immediately after the discovery was made.
Toronto police spokesperson Sgt. Peter Leon said no arrests have been made.
Police later said that two people were in custody – a 52-year-old male and 42-year-old female. No charges have been laid as of Monday evening.
Toronto police said the incident is still under investigation.
One of the officers who made the discovery is a member of Toronto’s “Bomb Squad”. The force has been responsible for bomb scares in Toronto during the Christmas season.
This video was sent to the Star from a camera inside the airport. The sound is of a device being discovered, followed by a sound similar to the blast of a bottle of liquid nitrogen being ejected from the device.
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