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Stratford police set up tip line for festival bomb threat investigation

Stratford Police sit outside the Stratford Festival's Festival Theatre after a bomb threat caused the cancellation of the opening night performance of "The Tempest" in Stratford, Ont., on Monday, May 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins.

Stratford police have set up a tip line as part of the investigation into the bomb threat which interrupted opening night of the city’s theatre festival.

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Officers said they received a call Monday evening that explosives had been placed at the Stratford Festival.

The Avon Theatre and Festival Theatre were evacuated on May 28 after police received reports of a threat. Theatregoers were awaiting a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Authorities said they searched the premises and didn’t find any suspicious items. The festival re-opened the following day.

Police say anyone with information regarding the threat should call 519-271-4147 extension 500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to be placed in contact with an investigator.

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