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Shooting in Canada's Parliament building



Muslim convert who shot dead Canadian soldier is the privately-educated son of country’s immigration chief and has links to Syrian terrorist claims friend from mosque
  • Quebec-born Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, recently converted to Islam and had dreams of heading to the Middle East
  • He had his passport seized after being designated a 'high-risk traveler' - despite his mother being on Canada's immigration board

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Shooter Identified: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau

Recently designated a “high-risk traveler” by the Canadian government and his passport had been seized.

Soldier killed in Parliament Hill attack named as Nathan Cirillo

One of the dead is a soldier, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, a reservist with Argyll and Sutherland regiment, based in Hamilton, Ont., who was standing guard at the National War Memorial. The other is the gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, born in 1982, who opened fire in Centre Block across the street.

UPDATING: Soldier dies in War Memorial shooting; gunman killed, others still sought

A gunman went on a rampage in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, killing a guard at the National War Memorial, then moving on to Parliament Hill where he stalked the halls of Centre Block, before eventually dying of a gunshot wound. A suspected gunman was shot dead inside the parliament building, a government minister said. Ottawa police were searching for more suspects near the National War Memorial in central Ottawa where the soldier was shot, and on nearby Parliament Hill, a police spokesman said. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in a caucus meeting in parliament when gunfire erupted in the building, Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino, a former policeman, told the Toronto Sun. More... A gunman shot and killed a soldier in Ottawa Wednesday morning before entering the country's parliament buildings chased by police, with at least 30 shots fired in dramatic scenes in the heart of the Canadian capital.


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