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UPDATE 2-Toronto university lockdown lifted, no suspects found

Published 2016-06-13, 04:06 p/m
UPDATE 2-Toronto university lockdown lifted, no suspects found

(Recasts with lockdown lifted, no suspects, no injuries)
By Robert MacMillan
TORONTO, June 13 (Reuters) - Police gave the all-clear on
the downtown campus of the University of Toronto on Monday after
reports of a masked man dressed in black could not be
substantiated and no suspects were located at the sprawling
school in Canada's largest city.
Campus buildings and roads were being re-opened through the
university, located in the center of the city, about six hours
after police received several reports of a suspicious man in a
school building.
"The ETF (Emergency Task Force) has 'cleared' the building.
The scene is being taken down ... no suspects located, no
injuries," Toronto Police said on Twitter.
Earlier in the day, Police Chief Mark Saunders told
reporters at the school that police received reports describing
a man in black, wearing something that looked like a surgical
mask, and carrying a black backpack.
While at least one person said they saw a man with a gun,
Saunders said a photo taken of the man did not show a weapon.
The school was locked down for most of the day while police
conducted their search. Hospitals in the area as well as the
provincial legislature had also gone into lockdown as a
precaution.
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, located near the
campus, said it was lifting its lockdown, though access to its
building would be limited.
Tensions are high across North America after a gunman
massacred 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida on Sunday.
additional reporting by Andrea Hopkins; Editing by Alan
Crosby)

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