A bomb scare greeted visitors and staff at a business in the Forest Heights area of Kitchener.
Waterloo Regional Police were called about a disturbance at a retail store on Highland Road and Fischer-Hallman Road Friday morning around 10:30 a.m.
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Investigators say an unidentified man was seen running through the store carrying a bag, shouting, and making claims that there was an explosive device inside.
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The man was arrested and the building was evacuated.
The Emergency Response Team was brought in but no bomb was found.
Police say there is no threat to public safety.
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