A bomb-sniffing police dog exits on Burdett Avenue after sweeping the inside of the Victoria courthouse after a bomb threat on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. DARREN STONE, TIMES COLONIST
Police officers were at the Victoria courthouse on Burdett Avenue responding to a report of a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
Victoria police spokesman Const. Cam MacIntyre said the building was evacuated. Officers with bomb-detection dogs have conducted an exterior sweep and are investgating inside to ensure there are no suspicious packages, he said.
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