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| Montreal Police Report No Immediate Threat at French Company, after Emergency Call | Montreal Police Report No Immediate Threat at French Company, after Emergency Call |
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| 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 — 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. |
| The Montreal police later wrote on Twitter that there were no immediate reports of injuries, and that no threat was found for now. | The Montreal police later wrote on Twitter that there were no immediate reports of injuries, and that no threat was found for now. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The Mile End neighborhood where the office is located 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. |