IED bomb detonated at Saskatoon Provincial Courthouse Mar 30, 2017 6:30 AM

It was an eventful Wednesday night for emergency crews in Saskatoon after an explosive was detonated at the provincial courthouse.

Police said in a release early Thursday the explosion happened just after 11 p.m. at the entrance of Kilborn Place at the corner of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue South.

They said the blast was believed to have been caused by an improvised explosive device.

Photos taken by Ward 2 Councillor Hilary Gough moments after the incident showed flames in the entryway of the building.