TTC service resumes at Bloor-Yonge Station after police investigate threat of explosives
(The Star Fashion & Style)

TTC subway service has resumed in all directions from Bloor-Yonge Station after it was briefly suspended Sunday afternoon due to a police investigation into reports of a man uttering threats.“The call was for a male person threatening to use explosives on the subway train,� wrote Toronto Police Sgt. Murray Barnes in an email. Just before 2:30 p.m. subway service was suspended on Line 2 from Broadview to St. George stations and on Line 1 from Union to Eglinton stations.Barnes said a TTC passenger alerted staff about the threats at Bloor-Yonge Station. The train was shut down and the station was evacuated. The suspect fled during the evacuation, Barnes wrote. Police said they are searching for a man wearing dark shorts, rolled up sleeves, a baseball hat, and a black backpack. Police urged people not to approach the suspect.“The threats were real, whether or not the suspect actually possessed the capability to detonate anything remains to be investigated,� Barnes wrote. Police said the entire Bloor-Yonge station was evacuated while the emergency task force conducted the investigation.With files from Victoria Gibson and Emily Fearon