Explosive device found inside vehicle at Saskatoon salvage compound
A Saskatoon Police Service badged is shown onto an officers' uniform in Saskatoon, Sask., on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Saskatoon police say members of its explosive disposal unit located an 'explosive device' on Friday morning at an automotive salvage compound.
Around 9:45 a.m. police were called to the scene on the 100 block of English Crescent after receiving a report of an explosive device that was found in a salvaged vehicle.
In a news release Saskatoon police said it confirmed that the device was a commercial grade explosive. Businesses in the area were advised to shelter in place.
The explosive disposal unit secured the explosive device and seized it for destruction without incident, the release said.
Saskatoon police say officers then cleared the scene a short time later and lifted the shelter-in-place order soon after.
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