Canadian embassy in Washington evacuated over suspicious package

[Lucy Goosey]

Source: CTV

The Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom Friday morning.

Embassy spokesperson Chris Plunkett told CTV News the building was evacuated, and the 400 and 600 blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue were closed as a precaution.

About 325 people work at the embassy, which is located between the White House and Capitol Hill.

Plunkett said the atmosphere is calm while embassy staff await news from the Secret Service.

More to come...



Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/canadian-embassy-in-washington-evacuated-over-suspicious-package-1.1011790#ixzz2APwOS8xT

[slackmaster]

1. Kinder Eggs

[Lucy Goosey]

2. Hee!

[Lucy Goosey]

3. And it's over...

The evacuation order has been lifted at the Canadian Embassy in Washington after a suspicious package was determined to be "safe material", Canada's ambassador to the United States Gary Doer tells CTV News.



Read more: http://www.cp24.com/news/evacuation-order-lifted-at-canadian-embassy-1.1011813#ixzz2APz5jjnR

[slackmaster]

4. That's a relief! We almost had an international incident there.

[Lucy Goosey]

5. Well, we Canadians...

...generally like our international incidents to be calm, uncontroversial and incident-free.

[Blue_Tires]

6. It's a message to get the hockey season started or else...

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7. Did someone think Bettman was in the building?