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Toronto subway station reopens after bomb threat

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. File / Global News

A downtown Toronto subway station has been cleared after a bomb threat was reported to police.

Toronto police said in a post on social media that they were called to the area of St. Patrick Subway Station, at University Avenue and Dundas Street, for reports of a bomb threat.

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Police said the call came around 5 p.m. and officers were on scene. The station was evacuated and the public was told to avoid the area.

In an update around 7 p.m., police said the threat had been cleared and no bomb was located.

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