MONTREAL (Reuters) - Police cordoned off an area near downtown Montreal on Friday amid media reports of a hostage situation and asked people to stay away.
"There is an ongoing police operation at the corner of Saint-Laurent and St-Viateur. We ask people to avoid the area," the Montreal police department's official Twitter account said on Friday afternoon, adding that they are "currently validating information and more details will follow."
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