Ottawa police are crediting alert members of the public after an 18-year-old man was arrested Friday night with a replica handgun and a knife in the Rideau Centre food court.
In a release, police said “several people” called 911 to report the incident.
There were no injuries in the incident, police said.
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Police said Jad Ghanem of Ottawa was charged with two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and one count each of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, causing a disturbance and breach of probation.
He appeared in court Saturday and remains in custody.
