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Police say the Galeries d’Anjou shopping mall on the east end of Montreal was evacuated Friday night after an irritant gas was distributed inside.
Montreal police spokesman Raphael Bergeron said the gas was apparently used up shortly before 7 p.m. during an altercation between two groups at the mall. m.
Bergeron said there were no serious injuries, but one person was hospitalized after feeling uncomfortable from the gas.
No suspects were identified or arrests made, but Bergeron said investigators would review footage from the surveillance cameras.
Bergeron said the fire brigade had been called in to « purify » the air in the mall.
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World News – CA – Police evacuate Montreal mall after irritating gas was used inside
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