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| Ottawa: man armed with knife arrested during military ceremony | Ottawa: man armed with knife arrested during military ceremony |
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| A man armed with a knife has been arrested after an incident during a military ceremony on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the defense ministry said, adding that no one had been injured. | A man armed with a knife has been arrested after an incident during a military ceremony on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the defense ministry said, adding that no one had been injured. |
| The arrest rattled a country already on edge; hours earlier, a gunman had shot dead two people in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, although there was no immediate suggestion that the two incidents were related. | The arrest rattled a country already on edge; hours earlier, a gunman had shot dead two people in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, although there was no immediate suggestion that the two incidents were related. |
| In a statement, the ministry said an incident “involving a man with a knife” took place during the changing of the guard ceremony, which features red-suited soldiers in black hats and is popular with tourists. | In a statement, the ministry said an incident “involving a man with a knife” took place during the changing of the guard ceremony, which features red-suited soldiers in black hats and is popular with tourists. |
| Toronto shooting leaves three dead and 13 injured | Toronto shooting leaves three dead and 13 injured |
| “The potential threat was identified and neutralized. No one was injured during this incident,” the statement said. It gave no further details. | “The potential threat was identified and neutralized. No one was injured during this incident,” the statement said. It gave no further details. |
| Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s defence minister, said he had been briefed after the incident. “Relieved that no one was injured,” he wrote on social media. | Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s defence minister, said he had been briefed after the incident. “Relieved that no one was injured,” he wrote on social media. |
| Ottawa police are investigating the matter. On Monday they said a 24-year-old man had been taken into police custody but declined to comment further. | Ottawa police are investigating the matter. On Monday they said a 24-year-old man had been taken into police custody but declined to comment further. |
| Security on Parliament Hill was boosted significantly in 2014 after an armed man shot dead a soldier in central Ottawa and then stormed into a parliamentary building. He was shot dead by police and security guards. | Security on Parliament Hill was boosted significantly in 2014 after an armed man shot dead a soldier in central Ottawa and then stormed into a parliamentary building. He was shot dead by police and security guards. |
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