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Woman leaves suspicious package in Toronto office building causing bomb squad response: police

Police are looking to identify this woman. Handout / Toronto Police

Police are trying to identify a woman who allegedly left a suspicious package in a downtown Toronto office building on Monday, causing the bomb squad to respond.

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Toronto police said it happened near Bay and Harbour streets.

A woman reportedly entered a building in the area and placed a suspicious package on a ledge near an escalator.

She then left the building, police said.

The incident led to a response from the Toronto police Explosive Devices Unit, which determined that the package did not contain explosives.

Police described the woman as 40 to 50 years old, five-foot to five-foot-three with long black hair.

She was wearing a headband, a long black winter coat, a long black skirt and black slippers, police said.

She was reportedly carrying a black and white zebra-style bag, a green shopping bag and a black cross-body purse.

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Anyone with information can contact police at 416-808-5200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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