Law enforcement officers in Montreal investigate the circumstances of the incident in the studio office Ubisoft Montreal… This is reported by eyewitnesses and the Canadian media.
According to preliminary data, armed malefactors entered the building on Boulevard Saint Laurent, where the company’s office is located. The alleged criminals are holding dozens of people hostage.
The area is cordoned off by the police, now people are being evacuated from the building. The details of what is happening are being specified.
This is happening right now near @UbisoftMTL – @CBCMontreal @CBCTheNational @CTVMontreal @CTVNews @Global_Montreal @LP_LaPresse @LeDevoir pic.twitter.com/ZxiJrAkkbm
– Paul Desbaillets (@pauldesbaillets) November 13, 2023
Update. The situation was commented on by one of the developers Hyper scape Eric Pope… He confirmed the information that studio staff were on the roof. Pope himself worked from home.
this is insane. this is my team on the roof. pic.twitter.com/xT12NpTALF
– Eric Pope (@MrPope) November 13, 2023
Update 2. Montreal police asks to avoid the area of the special operation. Official information about the situation will be disclosed later.
Opération policière en cours au coin de Saint-Laurent et St-Viateur. Nous demandons aux gens d’éviter le secteur. Le #SPVM valide présentement des informations et d’autres détails suivront. pic.twitter.com/qvDym0QmmM
– Police Montréal (@SPVM) November 13, 2023
Update 3. Canadian streamer Mint Blais revealed that the hostage-taking happened about an hour ago.
#ubisofthostagesituation Confirmation of a hostage situation at ubisoft montreal. it happen 1 hour ago.
-? Mint Blais? (@MintBlais) November 13, 2023
Update 4. As the publication reports Le Journal de Montreal, Ubisoft employees hid from the militants on the roof of the building where the terrace is located. Separate groups of people barricaded themselves inside the premises. The reason was allegedly a threatening phone call.
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