Canada - 'Suspicious package' sent to Tory headquarters

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Several news outlets are reporting that a suspicious package delivered to the Conservative Party of Canada's headquarters in Ottawa appears to be a human foot.

The reports note that more than a dozen emergency vehicles and the haz-mat team arrived to investigate the package left at 130 Albert St after it was partially opened by a receptionist and deemed suspicious.

There are also unconfirmed stories that at least one Conservative staffer became ill.

Two men in white jumpsuits and masks were seen exiting the building around 1:45 p.m. pushing a large barrel.

Both the Tories and the police are refusing to confirm the box's contents.

"A suspicious package was sent to our office," Conservative Party spokesman Fred DeLorey told the Globe and Mail.

"The Ottawa police are investigating.  All questions should be referred to them."

Ottawa Police said they are still investigating and would not confirm whether the offices were still under quarantine.

A police sergeant at the party's offices on Albert Street, just blocks from Parliament Hill, said he expected the Ottawa Police major crimes unit to issue a statement, possibly later today.

With files from Canadian Press