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Ottawa police are looking for a suspect in an incident in which a man in a surgical mask walked into a bank on Somerset Street West near Bronson Avenue wearing a surgical mask and gave the teller a note demanding cash.

The man fled with an undisclosed sum after the incident at about 1:40 p.m. on Friday, Ottawa police said in a release on Monday.

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The suspect is described as a dark-skinned man, about 5-8 with an average build. He wore a black jacket over a grey hooded sweatshirt and carried a brown coat over his arm.

Anyone with information is asked to call the robbery unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5116. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.