November 13 2020 656 pm 2 mins reading.

Ubisoft hostage. Special forces were called to the building at around 1. Ubisoft montreal was said to be the scene of a hostage situation in the early afternoon of friday nov. A major police operation and possible hostage situation was underway in montreal on friday at offices of video game company ubisoft. There is an ongoing police operation at the corner of saint.

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 police have deemed the ubisoft montreal hostage situation a hoax. According to a report several suspects have. Police operation in progress at the corner of saint laurent and st viateur police montreal tweeted.

There are reports of dozens of people being held hostage near the ubisoft building on saint laurent in montreals mile end area. We ask people to avoid the area. A major police operation was under way in montreal on friday afternoon at offices of french video game company ubisoft that media reported was a possible hostage taking but police later said no. The studio has been responsible for some of publisher ubisofts biggest video.

Ubisoft bills itself as the biggest video game developer in the world and is a massive presence in the neighborhood with offices employing 4000 employees according to the company website. A large police investigation that occurred at the ubisoft montreal offices friday was the result of a hoax the cbc confirmed with local police. Ubisoft hostage situation a false alarm. Roberto wakerell cruz montreal qc.

There were reports initially of a possible hostage.