UPDATE: 2 explosive packages found on Saskatoon street connected: police
Police detonated a suspicious package Thursday afternoon in Saskatoon.
Officers were called to a home near the 200 block of Haviland Crescent at about 1 p.m., the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) said in a statement.
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A police spokesperson confirmed the package was explosive.
The explosives disposal unit used a robot to move the package to a nearby parking lot before detonating it, police said.
Police do not believe the incident was random, but would not confirm whether it was of a criminal nature.
Public safety was not at risk, the SPS statement said.
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