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A 24-year-old man is facing two counts of uttering threats to cause death in connection with comments made on social media involving the University of Saskatchewan.

Police had been trying to locate the 24-year-old man after being alerted Wednesday night to a post made on social media, Saskatoon police said Thursday.

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The man’s vehicle was found Thursday around 9 a.m. near Wiggins Avenue and Aird Street, a few blocks south of the U of S campus. Patrol officers and U of S protective services soon found the man on campus. He was taken into custody without further incident, police said.

In an email to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, police spokeswoman Kelsie Fraser said “there were no weapons found on him at the time of his arrest.”

The U of S in a statement said staff at the institution were made aware Thursday morning of the online threats. According to the U of S, police have since “declared the campus is safe and remains open to the public.”