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Bomb threats made at Vancouver airport and Waterfront Station on Sunday

Emergency services dealt with two bomb threats on Sunday, one claiming a bomb had been planted on a plane on the ground at Vancouver International Airport and the other threat directed at Vancouver's Waterfront Station. Article content Article content The first occurred at around 10:30 a.m. and was a 911 call made by an unknown person directed at Metro Vancouver Transit Police saying there was a bomb at Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver. Article content Article content Transit Police and Vancouver Police Department officers immediately cleared the station as a precaution. Article content Article content An explosives detection team that included police dogs Scout and Dex scoured Waterfront Station and surrounding businesses but didn't find anything suspicious. A VPD drone was also used in the search. Article content Shortly after noon, the station was reopened and transit service resumed. No injuries were reported. Article content Const. Amanda Steed, spokesperson for Metro Vancouver Transit Police, said there is no threat to public safety. Article content Then, at around noon, Richmond RCMP received reports of a bomb threat on a flight out of Vancouver International Airport. The reports were received through emails from an unknown sender and were received by staff at YVR and a local news agency. Article content 'The RCMP and YVR took the threat seriously and conducted a complete sweep to the affected flight, but found no credible evidence of any bomb on the plane,' said RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Brett Urano. Article content 'Airport operations were minimally affected and only the flight in question was delayed. The RCMP takes threats like this seriously and believes these emails were a 'swatting' call.' Article content Article content