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WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Police Service bomb disposal unit was sent to a bank in Osborne Village to deal with a package left behind during an attempted bank robbery.

A bomb-dispoal unit member outfitted in padded gear entered the bank around 4:30 p.m. and left shortly afterward, stringing a wire behind him.

JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA A Winnipeg Police Service bomb disposal officer becomes tangled in police tape after exiting a bank in the100 block of Osborne Saturday afternoon.

After a short countdown, a small explosion was heard inside the building.

The officer re-entered the building around 4:45 and shortly afterward emergency officials declared an all-clear. Firefighters and police were leaving the area shortly before 5 p.m.

Police closed off Osborne Street between River and Stradbrook avenues while they investigate, and have asked motorists to avoid the area. Traffic was chaotic in the Osborne Village until the streets reopened after 5.

Police took several bank employees into cruisers to be interviewed.