Ubisoft Montreal Hostage

Police were called in for what it described as a hostage situation.

Ubisoft montreal hostage. Montreal police have confirmed that the 911 call reporting a hostage situation and which prompted the response seen below was a hoax according to cbc news. The montreal police are currently responding to whats said to be a hostage situation at ubisoft montreal. Ubisoft montreal was said to be the scene of a hostage situation in the early afternoon of friday nov. The police have deemed the ubisoft montreal hostage situation a hoax.

An investigation has been launched into the. Ubisoft montreal have been subjected to a hoax call causing many employees and police to assume they were under a hostage situation. Original story update at foot of article. We ask people to avoid the area.

A frightening situation at ubisoft montreal headquarters on friday afternoon appears to have been resolved without any injuries. Montreal police have since evacuated the building and reported no threat had been identified. The headquarters of the video game company ubisoft in montreal getty imagesistockphoto. A report of a possible hostage taking at the montreal offices of french video game company ubisoft that brought out a massive police response friday was being investigated as a hoax local media said.

Police montreal tweeted no threat has been identified. However after entering the building police found no hostage situation and no one was injured. Montreal hostage situation at ubisoft turns out to be a hoax by laura italiano. Police operation in progress at the corner of saint laurent and st viateur police montreal tweeted.

The french language journal de montreal reported dozens of people in the building may be held hostage. The studio has been responsible for some of publisher ubisofts biggest video.