Man arrested after threatening to harm himself on bus

Posted Aug 20, 2011 08:40:49 PM.

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A man threatening to harm himself with scissors on an OC Transpo bus was arrested and taken to hospital Saturday afternoon.

Shortly after 4 p.m. the driver and all 10 passengers were evacuated and police boarded the bus.

They were able to get the scissors away from the man and take him into custody.

He was taken to the hospital and no one was injured during the incident.

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