OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police in the Canadian capital of Ottawa say they are looking for as many as two more gunmen, after today’s gunfire in and near the country’s Parliament building.
A Canadian soldier who was standing guard at a war memorial was killed, as was one gunman.
Witnesses said the soldier was gunned down by a man dressed all in black with a scarf over his face. They say the shooter then entered Parliament, where dozens of shots rang out.
A police spokesman says two or three gunmen were believed to be involved in the attack.
Ottawa Hospital says it received two patients, both in stable condition, in addition to the soldier.
The attack came two days after a recent convert to Islam killed one Canadian soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run before being shot to death by police.
Canada yesterday had raised its domestic terror threat level from low to medium.
%@AP Links
167-a-18-(Unidentified voice on the Canadian House of Commons recorded info line, issuing security alert)-“the required keys”-This House of Commons security alert tells people to stay where they are. (22 Oct 2014)
<
142-a-14-(John McKay, Liberal Member of Canadian Parliament, Scarborough-Guildwood, in interview)-“to sink in”-Canadian lawmaker John McCay says one of his colleagues saw the shooter before she was evacuated. COURTESY: CTV ((mandatory on-air credit)) (22 Oct 2014)
<
141-a-13-(John McKay, Liberal Member of Canadian Parliament, Scarborough-Guildwood, in interview)-“bit better chance”-Canadian lawmaker John McCay says a construction worker suggested he better move as he might be in the line of fire. COURTESY: CTV ((mandatory on-air credit)) (22 Oct 2014)
<
APPHOTO AJW227: Emergency personnel tend to a soldier who was shot at the National War Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday Oct. 22, 2014. The soldier was standing guard at the National War Memorial was shot by an unknown gunman and people reported hearing gunfire inside the halls of Parliament. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was rushed away from Parliament Hill to an undisclosed location, according to officials. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld) (22 Oct 2014)
< Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
