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Police Converge on Offices of French Video Game Developer in Montreal Montreal Police Report No Immediate Threat at French Company, after Emergency Call
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This is a developing story. Check back for updates. MONTREAL — People were being evacuated from the Montreal offices of Ubisoft, a French video game company, after a 911 call led police to converge near the building and urge residents to stay away.
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. The Montreal police later wrote on Twitter that there were no immediate reports of injuries, and that no threat was found for now.
Police told local residents in the neighborhood, an area filled with cafes and restaurants, to keep away. During the police operation, local television reports showed Ubisoft staff on the roof of their office building, but the circumstances of why they were there were not immediately clear. A police SWAT van was seen in the area.
The Montreal police wrote on Twitter that they had responded to a 911 call and that there were no immediate reports of injuries. La Presse, a leading national French-language newspaper in Montreal, reported that Ubisoft employees had received an email telling them to barricade themselves, to hide and to put their phones in silent mode.
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 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, but because of the pandemic, many have been working remotely from home.
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 where the office is known for its bagel emporiums, large Hasidic community and a cluster of high technology companies, of which Ubisoft is one of the major players.
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.