HALIFAX – Halifax Regional Police blocked off a section of Spring Garden Road between Carlton and Robie Streets on Saturday after a bomb threat was made on social media.
Officers arrived just before noon and diverted all vehicle and pedestrian traffic from the area. Several businesses and homes were evacuated.
Staff Sgt. Bill Morris confirms a threat of violence was made on Twitter that targeted an “undisclosed business.”
“The individual from the Tweet said they were going to try to get explosives and blow up a business,” he said.
The police K-9 unit was used to search the businesses in the area. At 3 p.m., the road was re-opened after police said their search did not locate anything suspicious.
“You can’t take anything as a hoax the way things are going around the world and especially in Canada,” Morris said.
“We treat everything very seriously so we have investigators that are working right now trying to determine who Tweeted this and maybe where they’re located. We’re trying every avenue right now to try and straighten this out.”
Investigators continue to try to find whoever sent the threatening tweets. Halifax Regional Police are asking anyone with information to call them at (902) 490-5016 or Crimestoppers.
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