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Knife incident at Union Station during rush hour

Subway and buses were diverted from Union Station during rush hour Tuesday morning due to a security incident that has since been canceled.

Two parties were involved in a fight involving reports of a knife at 8:05 a.m., according to Toronto police. Officers later clarified that it was not a stabbing and a knife was not used. The police said that three people have already been detained.

Paramedics are on the scene assessing the injuries.

MAN WITH KNIFE Unionion Station8:05am-fight between two parties-reports of person with knife-unknown injuries-police on scene-@TTCnotices advise-@TorontoMedics o/s injury assessment#GO237521^sc

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) January 31, 2023

Moments after the incident, Line 1 of the Yonge-University subway between King and Osgoode stations was shut down, according to TTC signals.

All buses were also rerouted away from Union Station.

At 8:35 a.m., service resumed.