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Ottawa police arrest man after hotel evacuation, cite possible threat

Associated Press
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    Ambulances and police are shown at the scene of a evacuation and police investigation at the Chimo Hotel in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. A 42-year-old man was arrested at the hotel Wednesday following an overnight police investigation linked to the discovery of dangerous chemicals 870 miles away in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia. Authorities evacuated two Halifax neighborhoods and the Ottawa hotel, and the suspect was arrested after negotiations with police, said Ottawa Const. Chuck Benoit. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand) (The Associated Press)

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    The Chimo Hotel is the scene of a evacuation and police investigation, in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. A 42-year-old man was arrested at the hotel Wednesday following an overnight police investigation linked to the discovery of dangerous chemicals 870 miles away in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia. Authorities evacuated two Halifax neighborhoods and the Ottawa hotel, and the suspect was arrested after negotiations with police, said Ottawa Const. Chuck Benoit. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand) (The Associated Press)

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    Ambulances and police are shown at the scene of a evacuation and police investigation at the Chimo Hotel in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. A 42-year-old man was arrested at the hotel Wednesday following an overnight police investigation linked to the discovery of dangerous chemicals 870 miles away in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia. Authorities evacuated two Halifax neighborhoods and the Ottawa hotel, and the suspect was arrested after negotiations with police, said Ottawa Const. Chuck Benoit. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand) (The Associated Press)

OTTAWA, Ontario – Ottawa police say they have a man in custody after evacuating a hotel overnight because of what they called a possible threat.

They said there's a connection between the incident at the Chimo Hotel in Ottawa and the discovery of dangerous chemicals that led to the evacuation of two locations in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia on Tuesday.

Police say the man whom they arrested has not been charged. They declined to release his name.