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[quote:c9f33]Training grenade left at PM's office


Canadian Press


Thursday, December 12, 2002
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OTTAWA -- A Toronto-area man is under arrest after a grenade was dropped off at the prime minister's office Wednesday.

The Mounties said a man left the training grenade at a guard's desk at the main entrance of the building that houses Prime Minister Jean Chretien's office and then left.

The building, across from the Parliament Buildings, was evacuated and the RCMP bomb squad determined the device did not contain explosive material.

RCMP Const. Nathalie Deschenes said the man, whom she wouldn't identify, has not been charged yet.

The Canadian Alliance raised the matter Thursday, voicing concerns about security on Parliament Hill.

Alliance MP John Reynolds wondered how the man, who is known to police, managed to get away.

The prime minister's office refused to discuss the incident, saying it doesn't comment on security matters.

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