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A Montreal Police Operation Is Underway Near Ubisoft & They Ask People To Avoid The Area

Police are in the process of verifying information.
A Montreal Police Operation Is Underway Near Ubisoft & They Ask People To Avoid The Area
Marc Bruxelle | Dreamstime
Staff Writer

In a tweet posted Friday afternoon, Montreal police say an operation is underway at the intersection of boulevard Saint-Laurent and rue Saint-Viateur.

UPDATE: Police say "no threat" has been identified.

The SPVM asked people to avoid the area. 

A report from TVA Nouvelles indicated that a possible hostage situation is ongoing.

TVA also reports that some Ubisoft employees appear to have managed to get onto the roof.

This article will be updated.

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    Teddy Elliot was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. He was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec and has a B.A. in Literature. Teddy has been a journalist for three years and was once an English teacher. His creative work has appeared in The Blasted Tree and Parenthetical Magazine. When he's not chasing scoops, Teddy can be found cheering on Aston Villa and listening to 80s power ballads. He was shortlisted for a Digital Publishing Award in 2021.

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