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applegrove

(123,131 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 03:14 PM Nov 2020

Major police operation underway near Ubisoft building in Montreal's Mile End

Major police operation underway near Ubisoft building in Montreal's Mile End

Several police cruisers are on the scene, and TV images show heavily armed officers in the area

CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2020 2:28 PM ET | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-police-ubisoft-1.5801236

"SNIP....

Montreal police have set up a perimeter at the corner of St-Laurent and St-Viateur streets. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)

A major police operation is underway at one of the Ubisoft buildings on St-Laurent Boulevard in Montreal's Mile End neighbourhood. 

Images from the scene show several heavily armed Montreal police officers in the area. Images also show dozens of people on the roof of the red-brick building, and the door opening onto the roof barricaded from the outside with large objects. 

Police have set up a perimeter at the corner of St-Laurent Blvd. and St-Viateur Street. Several police cruisers and ambulances are on the scene.

.....SNIP"

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Major police operation underway near Ubisoft building in Montreal's Mile End (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2020 OP
Be safe Montreal. applegrove Nov 2020 #1
The employee who COULDN'T score a PS5 yesterday lost his shit ... nt mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #2
Oh i assumed it was the people on the roof who were the perps. My bad. applegrove Nov 2020 #3
Ubisoft makes video games OneBlueDotBama Nov 2020 #4
Thanks. applegrove Nov 2020 #5
Watching the TVA Live feed OneBlueDotBama Nov 2020 #6
Wish them peace and no trauma. Vibes to all. applegrove Nov 2020 #7
Montreal police confirm hoax triggered major police operation at Mile End Ubisoft offices OneBlueDotBama Nov 2020 #8
That is really dangerous. Hope they find the caller. applegrove Nov 2020 #9
From the article . . . "The specifics of the hoax remain unclear" - no shit!! Worried2020 Nov 2020 #10
The article has changed at the link. They were probably scared. applegrove Nov 2020 #11

applegrove

(123,131 posts)
3. Oh i assumed it was the people on the roof who were the perps. My bad.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 03:41 PM
Nov 2020

Vibes. Did not think they were victims. Thought it was a biker club or something that got raided with the bikers trying to avoid being arrested by barricading themselves there.

OneBlueDotBama

(1,432 posts)
6. Watching the TVA Live feed
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 04:28 PM
Nov 2020

from Montreal, people still on the roof, people inside the building, are being evacuated onto city buses.

OneBlueDotBama

(1,432 posts)
8. Montreal police confirm hoax triggered major police operation at Mile End Ubisoft offices
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 04:53 PM
Nov 2020

Montreal police sources have confirmed that a 911 call placed to police that resulted in a major police operation at the Mile End Ubisoft offices was a hoax.

Dozens of police officers were outside one of the buildings used by the tech company at the corner of St-Laurent Boulevard and St-Viateur Street on Friday afternoon, some of them heavily armed. Ambulances were also at the scene.

Specialized tactical officers evacuated the building Friday afternoon. No one was injured, and no threat was detected, police say. They say the operation began in response to a 911 call earlier Friday afternoon.

Dozens of people on the roof of the red-brick building could be seen early in the afternoon, and the door opening onto the roof was barricaded from the outside with large objects.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-police-ubisoft-1.5801236

Worried2020

(444 posts)
10. From the article . . . "The specifics of the hoax remain unclear" - no shit!!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 05:48 PM
Nov 2020

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"The specifics of the hoax remain unclear.

At one point dozens of people were seen after apparently barricading themselves on the roof of the red-brick building. They had blocked the door opening onto the roof with large objects. ""

OKAAAAAAAAAAAAY - I opened the image in another tab/window (much larger)

They are all dressed for outside, so they most likely didn't leave in a hurry . . .

Are they part of the "hoax" or just out for a smoke break?

"apparently barricading themselves on the roof"

I don't see anything indicating that . . .

weird . . .



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