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An armed robbery suspect in Iqaluit is cooling his heels behind bars after being arrested on the sea ice near the northern community.

RCMP say they responded Thursday to calls of a man with a pistol and of a restaurant delivery driver being robbed at gunpoint.

Mounties say they saw a man running from the area and gave chase on the sea ice.

Police say an 18-year-old man remains in custody.

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