Suspicious package not a bomb, police say

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A suspicious package found at a Boston Pizza restaurant Monday night was not a bomb, the Winnipeg Police Service announced Tuesday. 

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A suspicious package found at a Boston Pizza restaurant Monday night was not a bomb, the Winnipeg Police Service announced Tuesday. 

The police service’s bomb unit investigated after receiving a report of a suspicious package in the 2200 block of McPhillips Street around 7:40 p.m. Monday and later determined there was no explosive device. 

Police blocked off McPhillips Street between Kingsbury and Leila avenues during the investigation. 

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A police robot makes its way  across a parking lot to investigate a suspicious package at a Boston Pizza on McPhillips Monday. The robot shot the package to dispose of it.
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press A police robot makes its way across a parking lot to investigate a suspicious package at a Boston Pizza on McPhillips Monday. The robot shot the package to dispose of it.

The major crimes unit is still investigating and anyone with information can contact investigators at 204-986-6219. 

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