Canada in Lockdown – Gunman kills soldier at National War Memorial in Ottawa

Summary

• Gunman kills soldier at National War Memorial in Ottawa
• Dozens of shots heards inside Parliament before gunman is shot dead
• Police search for multiple gunmen as Parliament goes into lockdown
• Politicans barricade themselves inside main chamber with furniture against the door
• Witnesses describe gunman as wearing all black, and with his face and head covered

A SOLDIER was fatally shot at Canada’s National War Memorial as a gunman dressed all in black ran to the nation’s parliament and opened fire before being killed.

The federal parliament building in Ottawa went into lock down as a search for as many as three gunmen was under way in and around the building.

People fled Parliament by scrambling down scaffolding erected for renovations, while others took cover inside as police with rifles and body armour took up positions outside and blocked the normally bustling streets around the building.

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