The all clear has been given after some tense moments in downtown Hamilton.
Police bomb technicians were called to the HSBC bank near Gore Park just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after someone reported a suspicious package.
That package turned out to be a suitcase that was chained to the wall of the building, which was evacuated as a precaution.
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Officers determined the suitcase was just a suitcase with what police called “various items” and removed it at around 1:30 p.m.
Const Stephen Welton says “there was no real tangible threat to the community” and charges will not be laid.
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