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Quebec police say child found safe after Amber Alert issued

The Sûreté du Québec says a child who was allegedly abducted by a woman Wednesday afternoon has been found safe and sound.

SQ issued the provincewide Amber Alert Wednesday evening

A blue police badge on a black uniform.
Sûreté du Québec announced on X the boy was found shortly after an Amber Alert was issued. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Shortly after issuing a provincewide Amber Alert, Quebec provincial police say a child who was allegedly abducted by a woman has since been found safe and sound.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) in the province's Montérégie region had said the child was taken at around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday. An Amber Alert was issued just before 5:30 p.m. 

On the social media platform X, the SQ announced at 5:40 p.m. that the boy was found.

EDITOR'S NOTE: CBC has removed the name and photo from this story. Now that this person is no longer missing, the identity is no longer in the public interest.