Man carrying explosive device in backpack arrested in Vancouver, police say

A man was arrested in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon and police said they found an improvised explosive device in his backpack.

At about 1 p.m., officers responded to the Bagley Downs neighborhood on 66th Avenue, just south of Highway 500, where they found a man wanted on several warrants.

Police said they found a “small-fused IED” and a gun in his bag.

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