A man has been charged after police in Hamilton seized an explosive device in an incident on Sunday night that forced authorities to close roads and order some residents to evacuate their homes.
Police said they were called to the Ottawa Street North and Cannon Street East area before 7:30 p.m.
When they arrived, police found that a man “had what looked like an explosive device.”
Officers taped the area and closed roads as they investigated. Some residents were also evacuated, while others were placed under a canopy.
Police said the explosives disposal unit visited the scene, inspected the device and safely removed it. The man was arrested.
Police said Monday that a 50-year-old man has been charged with making or possessing explosives for illegal purposes and threatening to cause death or personal injury.
Last week, in a separate incident, a 19-year-old man from Toronto was charged after an improvised explosive device was detonated in a mall in Newmarket. No one was injured.
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