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Police blocked off McPhillips Street between Kingsbury and Leila avenues after a report of a suspicious package Monday evening.

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Police blocked off McPhillips Street between Kingsbury and Leila avenues after a report of a suspicious package Monday evening.

A Winnipeg police officer on scene told a Free Press photographer that they were called to a robbery at the Boston Pizza at McPhillips and Kingsbury.

Upon arrival, a suspicious package was found inside the restaurant, police said.

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Police were called to the Boston Pizza on McPhillips for a robbery and a suspected package was found at the scene Monday.
John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press Police were called to the Boston Pizza on McPhillips for a robbery and a suspected package was found at the scene Monday.

The police service bomb squad was on its way Monday night and fire crews were on scene.

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