Police say they safely removed explosives from a south Winnipeg condo building Thursday morning.
The bomb unit was called to the 300 block of Warde Avenue around 11:30 a.m., and members of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Servce were also on-scene to help evacuate nearby residents.
Police said they discovered ‘commercial explosives’ and safely removed them, after determining that there were no signs of an imminent detonation.
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Residents were allowed to return home, but major crimes investigators continue to look into the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS.
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