Wal-Mart evacuates after bomb threat

 

No explosives were found after a police dog combed the premises of the store.

 
 
 
 
People inside the Langley Wal-Mart were directed outside by staff who also contacted the Langley RCMP on July 17.
 

People inside the Langley Wal-Mart were directed outside by staff who also contacted the Langley RCMP on July 17.

Photograph by: Melissa Baker , Langley Advance

A bomb threat caused the evacuation of Langley's Wal-Mart on Tuesday evening, but fortunately no explosives were found.

The call came in just after 7 p.m. to the store itself, said Const. Craig Van Herk of the Langley RCMP.

Wal-Mart staff began evacuating shoppers and workers, and called the police. Langley Mounties went to assist, and also began an immediate investigation.

A bomb-sniffing dog searched the store and around the outside of the building, and no bomb or suspicious items were located.

The store was re-opened by about 8:15 p.m.

Van Herk said the Langley RCMP are now investigating the circumstances of the phoned-in threat.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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People inside the Langley Wal-Mart were directed outside by staff who also contacted the Langley RCMP on July 17.
 

People inside the Langley Wal-Mart were directed outside by staff who also contacted the Langley RCMP on July 17.

Photograph by: Melissa Baker , Langley Advance

 
People inside the Langley Wal-Mart were directed outside by staff who also contacted the Langley RCMP on July 17.
The store was cleared Tuesday evening as emergency personnel checked for explosives.
A large RCMP contingent showed up to the Wal-Mart Tuesday evening.
The Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team was called out on a false alarm July 13.
The Wal-Mart in Langley was evacuated July 17.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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