Shelter in place lifted for Iqaluit neighbourhood, RCMP says

An alert for residents of an Iqaluit neighbourhood to shelter in place has been lifted, according to RCMP.

Earlier in the day, around 10:30 a.m.,RCMPhadissued an alert that told residents in the Upper and Lower Plateauneighbourhoodto shelter in place over an "ongoing situation" in the area.

Then in a statement around 1 p.m., RCMPsaidthe alert had been lifted.

The alert was sent to Iqaluit residents' cell phones, televisions and broadcast on the radio.

The alert said police wereresponding to a situation in Iqaluit's Upper and Lower Plateau neighbourhood and that people should expect to see a "high presence" of police officers.

RCMP did not provide any further information.