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Niji Makhwa School on Flora Avenue in hold and secure mode

Police in front of Niji Makhwa School on Flora Avenue Wednesday. Randall Paull/Global News

A local elementary school was in hold and secure after unconfirmed reports of a person with a weapon in the area Wednesday afternoon.

Winnipeg police were called to Niji Makhwa School on Flora Avenue and the school was placed in hold-and-secure.

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Global News was initially told the school was in lockdown mode, but the Winnipeg School Division clarified that it was not.

The hold-and-secure will last until Winnipeg police give the all-clear.

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