Police operation: Parliament evacuated
Parliament was evacuated on Saturday afternoon due to a major police operation.
Many Ottawa Police Service (OPS) officers banned the ;access to several streets.
Few details have circulated on this intervention linked to “a suspicious incident”, indicated the SPO via its Twitter account.
The police operation in the Houses of Parliament ended around 4 p.m., according to law enforcement.< /p>
“No threat to public safety has been identified. The place is reopened to the public,” mentioned the OPS via Twitter, thanking the public for their cooperation.
The suspicious incident investigation at Parliament Hill is complete. No public safety threat has been identified. The area is reopened to the public. We thank the public for its cooperation.
— OPS Operations (@DutyInspector) June 11, 2022
More details to come.
