UPDATE: Box mistaken for bomb at Burnaby school
Burnaby RCMP remove a suspicious package from Marlborough Elementary School that prompted a call for the bomb squad on Thursday.
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By Chris Bryan - Burnaby NewsLeader
Published: August 20, 2009 10:00 AM
Updated: August 20, 2009 11:16 AM
Updated: August 20, 2009 11:16 AM
A bomb squad was called to Marlborough Elementary this morning (Thursday) to deal with what staff there felt was a suspicious package/device.
The item has been found to be benign, nothing more than a box with what appears to be some small orange cones used for sports, and other items.
Staff of Marlborough had contacted Burnaby RCMP about 8:30 a.m. Thursday with their concerns.
Classes are not yet in session, but about 12 staff preparing for the upcoming school year were evacuated from the school.
Earlier this month, a pipe bomb found in a parkade at Metrotown mall was detonated.
As more details are available, more will be posted to www.burnabynewsleader.com
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