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Ottawa shooting: Canadian soldier shot at National War Memorial and gunfire heard in Parliament | |
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A Canadian soldier has been shot and a gunman is on the loose in an incident at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, police have said. | A Canadian soldier has been shot and a gunman is on the loose in an incident at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, police have said. |
Witnesses said they saw at least one man armed with a long rifle being chased by police inside the nearby Parliament building, where a further 30 shots were heard. | |
Parliament has been put on lockdown following the initial shooting at the war memorial, while the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was reported to have been successfully evacuated from the building as police converged. His director of communications, Jason MacDonald, tweeted that Mr Harper was "safe and has left Parliament Hill". | |
John Ivison, an Ottawa-based political correspondent, said the war memorial had now been sealed off as a crime scene, and that it appeared the soldier who was shot was on guard and wearing a kilt. | |
Tony Clement, a senior government member of parliament, tweeted that shots were fired in Centre Block, the main parliament building, near where cabinet was meeting. He said he was safe but still at risk. | |
Political reporter Josh Wingrove, tweeting from inside the House of Commons building, said he "saw one motionless body outside the library of parliament" and heard dozens of shots from Parliament Hill. | Political reporter Josh Wingrove, tweeting from inside the House of Commons building, said he "saw one motionless body outside the library of parliament" and heard dozens of shots from Parliament Hill. |
Shooting at the war memorial in Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/1Z0p4Mj5Vw | Shooting at the war memorial in Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/1Z0p4Mj5Vw |
War memorial is now a crime scene and sealed off. SWAT team arrives. pic.twitter.com/oHDTRhwU2X | War memorial is now a crime scene and sealed off. SWAT team arrives. pic.twitter.com/oHDTRhwU2X |
This was the scene earlier pic.twitter.com/LPsi9iLzjN | This was the scene earlier pic.twitter.com/LPsi9iLzjN |
Suspect described as 5”9-5”10, overweight & wearing a dark jacket, white scarf around his face. #cdnpoli #ottnews | |
Reporters saying this is a suspect's car. Older model Toyota Corolla parked in front of Hill still running. #ottnews pic.twitter.com/LH0pGhGaeB | |
Earlier today, Canada increased its threat level from low to medium in response to an increase in "general chatter" online from jihadist groups including Isis. | |
The incident comes just two days after two Canadian soldiers were run over — and one of them killed — in Quebec by a man suspected to be an Islamist extremist. | The incident comes just two days after two Canadian soldiers were run over — and one of them killed — in Quebec by a man suspected to be an Islamist extremist. |
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