Shooting in Canadian Parliament – Television Republic

No dead assailant who shot a Canadian soldier in front of parliament in Ottawa. Canadian soldier also died shot by the attacker. The announcement was confirmed by Canadian police. Police are still trying to stop the other perpetrators of the shooting.

Canadian television CBC claims that we had to deal with three shootings: in parliament, Rideau shopping center and the monument to the soldiers. In turn, the police maintained that they were only two points of attack: a monument to war heroes and the parliament building.

Treasury Minister Tony Clement Canada, told Reuters that the attackers arrived at the parliament building to the door of the hall, which was held Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s meeting with parliamentarians.

The parliament building was surrounded by police. Prime Minister Stephen Harper left the parliament. As announced his office is safe.

Soldier, which shot striker seriously injured, was rushed to the hospital. As confirmed by the Canadian police, he failed to survive. Police also shot one of the attackers.

Canadian Local media reported that soldiers in garrisons across the country were asked not to wear uniforms off duty.

The attack on the soldiers

The incident took place two days after a soldier was killed in Montreal rammed a car by a man interested in radical Islam. The alleged Islamist attack injured two Canadian soldiers. After this event, Canada raised “from the low to medium” level of terrorist threat.

It is not known whether the perpetrator of the attack had ties to jihadist Islamic State.

Consequences of shooting

In connection with the assassination in Ottawa and Monday’s attack on the soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces decided to close the base in the country to outsiders.

In addition, in response to arrows in Ottawa, Defense Command North American Aerospace ( NORAD) increased the number of aircraft remaining on alert. NORAD is a joint venture of USA and Canada.

the State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said that the American embassy in Ottawa was closed. As reported by CNN, in case closed or Canadian Embassy in Washington. According to the journalists of the station alarm state erected as the American FBI agents who are already helping Canadians on the attack. So far not excluded nor confirmed the relationship of a terrorist attack.

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