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Reports of man armed with knife prompt emergency alert at University of Calgary

At around 9 p.m. the university's official Twitter account posted that both police and campus security were searching for a man who may have been armed with a knife.

Emergency alert has been lifted and there were no injuries reported

University of Calgary entrance
An emergency alert was issued at the University of Calgary Tuesday night after reports that a male suspect was seen with a knife. (Submitted by the University of Calgary)

Calgary Police are looking for a suspect after reports that man with a knife was on the University of Calgarycampus Tuesday night.

Around 9 p.m. MT, the university issued anemergency alert, warning people an "assailant" was on the campus.

An emergency alert was put out after reports of a person armed with a knife was on the U of C campus. It was lifted shortly after. (Screenshot)

At the time, Dean Parthenis, the university's media director, said police andcampus security were searching for a man who may have been armed with a knife.

Emergency Medical Services said there were no injuries reported.

The alertwas lifted just after 9.30 p.m., afterpolice confirmed the suspect was no longer on campus. Theinvestigation is continuing.