Package of dummy hand grenades forces evacuation of Sarnia federal building

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Dummy hand grenades are shown in a Sarnia police handout photo. A federal building in Sarnia, Ont., was evacuated Tuesday morning after staff found a package containing hand grenades.Police cordoned off the building for nearly two hours before determining the grenades were inert. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarnia Police

SARNIA, Ont. – A federal building in Sarnia, Ont., was evacuated Tuesday morning after staff found a package containing hand grenades.

Police cordoned off the building for nearly two hours before determining the grenades were inert.

A provincial police team of explosives experts was dispatched from London, Ont., but turned around when it was found the devices were non-explosive.

Coast Guard employee Lisa Kernohan says an official from Canada Post evacuated all of the federal government departments, including the Coast Guard and Transport Canada.

Police continue to investigate.

(BlackburnNews.com)

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