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Police Converge on Offices of French Video Game Developer in Montreal Police Converge on Offices of French Video Game Developer in Montreal
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MONTREAL — Police have converged near the offices of Ubisoft, a French video game company, in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood and are carrying out an operation, police officials said on Friday.MONTREAL — Police have converged near the offices of Ubisoft, a French video game company, in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood and are carrying out an operation, police officials said on Friday.
Police told local residents in the neighborhood, an area filled with cafes and restaurants, to keep away.Police told local residents in the neighborhood, an area filled with cafes and restaurants, to keep away.
Local television reports showed Ubisoft staff on the roof of their office building, but the circumstances were not clear. The Montreal police wrote on Twitter that they had responded to a 911 call and that there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Montreal police wrote on Twitter that they had responded to a 911 call and that there were no reports of injuries. Local television reports showed Ubisoft staff on the roof of their office building, but the circumstances were not clear. A police SWAT van was seen in the area.
Ubisoft has offices in dozens of countries. The Montreal office went through a major recruitment drive last year, and now has more than 3,000 employees. Valérie Plante, Montreal’s mayor, wrote on Twitter that she was monitoring the situation and warned residents to say away from the Mile End area.
The Mile End neighborhood in Montreal is known for its famed bagel emporiums, large Hasidic community and cluster of high technology companies, of which Ubisoft is one of the major players.
Ubisoft has 17,000 employees at 55 studios around the world, making games like Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance. The Montreal office went through a major recruitment drive last year, and now has more than 3,000 employees.