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Bomb unit removes airsoft 'grenade' from building behind Portage Place

Members of the Winnipeg Police Service bomb unit entered a building behind Portage Place today and removed what they described as an airsoft "grenade."

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Members of the Winnipeg Police Service bomb unit entered a building behind Portage Place today and removed what they described as an airsoft "grenade."

Members of the Winnipeg Police Service bomb unit entered a building behind Portage Place today and removed what they described as an airsoft "grenade."

Police were called to a property on Webb Place at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and evacuated part of the building. Members of the bomb unit arrived at 12:15 p.m. and located and removed the device, which they said can cause minor injuries.

Alice McKay, who lives in the building, said her landlord told her about what she believed was a fake grenade found lying on the floor of a ninth-storey hall.

Webb and Vaughan Street were closed but have since been reopened.

Police and fire crews were called to a property on Webb Place Tuesday after reports of a suspicious package. (Trevor Brine/CBC)
Alice McKay says her landlord showed her this object on the ninth floor of her building on Webb Place. (Alice McKay)
Fire crews enter a building on Webb Place with hoses and supplies at about 10:30 a.m. (Trevor Brine/CBC)

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