Toronto Police Detonate Explosive Found on University of Toronto

The police department confirmed in an email that a suspicious package was found - Reuters
The police department confirmed in an email that a suspicious package was found - Reuters
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Toronto Police Detonate Explosive Found on University of Toronto

The police department confirmed in an email that a suspicious package was found - Reuters
The police department confirmed in an email that a suspicious package was found - Reuters

Toronto police on Tuesday detonated an explosive device that was found inside a building at the University of Toronto Scarborough, authorities said.

The police department confirmed in an email that a suspicious package found by campus security inside of the Environmental Sciences and Chemistry building did contain some type of explosive device, and that it was safely detonated, Reuters reported.

It was not immediately clear what type of explosive device was detonated or who was responsible for leaving it in the building.

The University of Toronto Scarborough said that other buildings had been searched for suspicious packages, but that none had been found.

Police gave school officials the "all clear."

The Environmental Sciences and Chemistry building remains closed, school officials said, but the rest of campus is open.



Israel Army Confirms Death of Last Missing Person From October 7 Attack

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
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Israel Army Confirms Death of Last Missing Person From October 7 Attack

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that Bilha Yinon, the last person listed as missing from the October 7 Hamas attack, was killed on that day.

"Today, (Israel army) representatives officially informed the family of Bilha Yinon that she is no longer alive," the military said in a statement, AFP reported.

The Israeli military and investigators had carried out an extensive search for her, the statement said.

"As part of this effort, evidence was discovered in the area of Yinon's house that, after complex testing, enabled the verification of her identity," it said.

Based on forensic evidence, Israeli experts determined that she was killed on October 7, the military added.

Hamas fighters attacked southern Israeli communities on that day, resulting in the death of 1,198 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

They also seized 251 people, 111 of whom are still held captive in Gaza, including 39 the military says are dead.

Israel's retaliatory military campaign in Gaza has so far killed at least 39,653 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.