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Man with chainsaw, pick axe and crossbow arrested in Toronto

Arrest made just outside G20 security zone
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Police have arrested a man just outside the G20 security zone near Scott Street and The Esplanade, the Globe and Mail reports. Police noticed a homemade sheet metal box on top of his silver Hyundai and pulled him over to investigate. The box contained a crossbow, five arrows, a sledgehammer, a pick-axe, a chainsaw, a baseball bat, a gasoline canister and a cola bottle. Police Constable Michelle Murphy of the G20 Integrated Security Unit said the car also contained “hazardous materials.” The driver is believed to be 53 years old.

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