Police detonate suspicious package in Saskatoon

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.

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.