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Police in Lanark County, Ont. lift shelter-in-place after search for armed suspects

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Police are asking residents in an area of Lanark to stay in their homes and lock their windows and doors during a police operation on Friday as they search for two armed suspects.

Ontario Provincial Police said officers are involved in a police operation on 9th Line in the area of Beckwith Recreation Centre.

Police said residents are being asked to stay in their homes and lock their windows and doors.

Officers said the local school has been placed into a shelter-in-place.

“Please avoid the area until further updates,” police said.

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