Hazmat, explosives teams at Ottawa hotel after possible threat

Police officers gather outside the Chimo Hotel in Ottawa January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Blair Gable

(Reuters) - Ottawa police said on Wednesday that hazardous materials and explosives teams were on site at a hotel that had been evacuated overnight because of a "possible threat", and also said a suspect could still be inside. "We believe that there is still a suspect inside, so it's an ongoing police operation," said Ottawa Police spokeswoman Carole Lavigne, but did not specify the nature of the threat. Several nearby roads were closed by the Chimo Hotel located in Ottawa. Security officials in Ottawa have been on high alert since a gunman attacked Canada's parliament in October, fatally shooting a soldier at a nearby war material (Reporting by Allison Martell; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)