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Griffith Woods Park reopened after potential explosive device reported: Calgary police

Police have cordoned off Griffith Woods Park in southwest Calgary due to a potential explosive device on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Global News

Police have reopened Griffith Woods Park in southwest Calgary after a potential explosive device was reported on Sunday.

A Calgary Police Service spokesperson told Global News officers received a report at around noon of a potential explosive device that was found in the park.

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A bomb squad is on the way to the park, the spokesperson said.

The park was reopened at around 2 p.m. and the item was a grenade-shaped perfume bottle, a CPS spokesperson said.

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