Two people have been arrested in connection with a police operation Friday morning at a junior college south of Montreal.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu police say a man and woman are in custody. Images are circulating on social media of a man wearing what appears to be a flak jacket being arrested by police officers.
No injuries have been reported at Cegep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, located about 40 kilometres south of Montreal.
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The junior college ordered students and staff to barricade themselves into closed rooms and to keep the lights off. The college says the orders came at the request of police.
Nathalie Beaudoin, the college’s director general, says parents, students and others are being asked to stay away from the school. All activities have been cancelled for the day.
As of 12:11 p.m., the Cegep said in a brief statement online that the school is slowly being evacuated by police. The administration asked students and staff to remain in place until they are given instructions by police.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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