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SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia police are hunting for the person behind a bomb found on the elevated tracks of the SkyTrain line in Surrey, B.C., Friday.

The explosive device, described as small propane tanks with straps and wires attached, was first spotted by a passenger between the Scott Road and Gateway stations at about 2:15 p.m.

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The device as removed and exploded by the RCMP bomb squad.

Police are now sweeping the SkyTrain network in search of other explosives.

“We want to make sure there is nothing else out there to cause the public and our passengers harm,” Transit police spokeswoman Anne Drennan told the Vancouver Province.

Meanwhile, police across the Lower Mainland remain on high alert.

“This is a very rare occurrence,” Drennan told the Province. “It’s obviously concerning to transit police, and that is why we’ve started an extensive and exhaustive investigation.”

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Police are looking at surveillance video for any clues about who left the object on the tracks.

The incident disrupted service on the SkyTrain system between the Scott Road and Gateway stations for about three hours.