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Phony Device

Date1/21/1992

Names

Dunlop, Al (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Phony Device: Officers from the Metro police bomb squad inspect the contents of a bag that they detonated in the lobby of a bank yesterday after a robber left what he described as a bomb at the scene.

Subject

Bank robberies

Crime

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120506F

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