Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Breaking - Shots fired near Canadian parliament. live Updates



Breaking - Shots fired near Canadian parliament.  LIVE UPDATES FROM BBC


TORONTO – One suspect is dead after a Canadian soldier was shot at the War Memorial in Ottawa Wednesday morning, a source told Global News. Police are searching for at least one other suspect after multiple shots were also fired inside Parliament Hill and the Rideau Centre. Police cannot confirm how many suspects are armed.

According to a witness, a suspect with a gun seen at the War Memorial had black hair, was wearing a grey jacket and a scarf.

Multiple shots have been fired at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, just steps from the nation's parliament.

Witnesses reported seeing a man running toward the government buildings, which have been placed on lockdown.


A soldier has been wounded in the attack, Canadian media report.

Witnesses on the scene at the War Memorial said they were in shock; a number of them performed CPR on the victim.

A second witness described the suspect as having long, dark hair and wearing long pants and a long jacket. 

“I heard the first shot and I saw the guard go down, then three more shots and I was taking cover myself, so I wasn’t paying attention to everything that was going on,” said the witness. “He just took off.”

 The incident comes amid the nation's raising of its terror threat level from low to medium, after a Muslim convert was killed by Quebec police after hitting two soldiers with his car.

"Shots fired at War Memorial at 9:52am today; one person injured," Ottawa Police tweeted on Wednesday.

"Shots fired at War Memorial at 9:52am today; one person injured," Ottawa Police tweeted on Wednesday as a witness reported seeing authorities search from room to room for the suspect.

Additional shots were fired inside the parliament buildings, multiple news agencies and eyewitnesses reported.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper "is safe and has left Parliament Hill", his director of communications wrote on Twitter. 

 To recap, at the moment we understand that a gunman has been shot dead inside the parliament building in Ottawa. 
This followed a soldier being shot near the war memorial close to parliament. The soldier was pictured being treated at the scene, but it's unclear what his condition is. 
There are also reports that there could be more gunmen still in the area. Police are understood to be expanding the area under lockdown in the city.

A government official earlier said the raised threat level was in response to an increase in online "general chatter" from radical groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda.


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