Vancouver businesses evacuated, SkyTrain station closed due to suspicious package
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Police say Vancouver's Marine Drive SkyTrain Station and nearby businesses have been evacuated due to a suspicious package.
A spokesperson with Metro Vancouver Transit Police said officers were called around 7:45 p.m. PT Tuesday about a package at the station.
Officers came to the station and evacuated it and neighbouring businesses. They have closed the station.
A sniffer dog and handler have been deployed, police said, as has the Vancouver Police Department explosive disposal unit.
The transit police spokesperson said that at around 10:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday, the explosive disposal unit were set to dispose of the package.
However, the spokesperson stressed that this does not confirm the package as a bomb, and that further investigation would be required to determine exactly what it contained.
A TransLink spokesperson said there have been no injuries as a result of the incident.
TransLink said on Twitter that trains are still passing through the station, but not stopping there.
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