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Suspicious package found at Exhibition GO Station was made to look like pipe bomb: police

Sean Davidson CTV Toronto
Published Thursday, September 10, 2015 5:54PM EDT

GO Trains are shown stopped on the Lakeshore West line near Exhibition GO Station, where a suspicious package was located on Wednesday.

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A suspicious package that caused widespread delays and cancellations to GO Transit on Wednesday at Exhibition Station was made to look like a pipe bomb, police say.

The cylindrical package was spotted sometime after 3 p.m. on Wednesday by an off-duty police officer, Metrolinx officials said. Police closed all four tracks that run through the station as a precaution.

Police say they are currently sifting through hours of surveillance footage to try and figure out who played the package on the tracks.

Wednesday’s delays and cancellations affected more than 100,000 commuters, according to Metrolinx.

During the delays, GO Transit customers could travel on the TTC using their monthly pass while GO service was impacted.

Police say they are treating this as a criminal investigation until they can determine how the package ended up on the tracks.