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Updated 22.47pm
AN INVESTIGATION IS under way in Canada after one soldier was killed and shots were fired inside the national parliament building.
The soldier was shot at 9.52am local time (2.52pm GMT) as he was on duty at the National War Memorial, close to the national parliament.
Streets around Canada’s national parliament were closed off during the confused aftermath of the shooting, amid fears that there may have been a second gunman.
Immediately after shooting the soldier, the gunman ran inside the parliament building where he was shot dead by the sergeant-at-arms.
Officials identified the gunman as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, but gave no immediate details on his background. Canadian police would not speculate on a motive for the shootings.
In a press conference this evening, they would not confirm whether the suspect was a Canadian citizen.
The police admitted that they were caught by surprise with today’s shooting.
Video captured by a reporter for The Globe and Mail newspaper shows an exchange of gunfire inside the Parliament Hill building shortly after the soldier was shot, with police running towards the direction of the shooting:
Ottawa Police this evening confirmed the two deaths, saying that the identity of the soldier will not be released until his next of kin have been informed.
“He was a member of the Canadian Forces,” police said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his loved ones”.
A large number of people remain inside the parliament building amid warnings from police to stay where they are.
Police are urging people to stay away from the area around parliament in Ottawa. A number of streets in the area have been sealed off:
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has urged people to take extra care during the search:
Ottawa police confirmed to TheJournal.ie that the shooting began at 9.52am local time (2.52pm GMT).
Staff in the parliament building have been told to stay in their offices and hide. The building remains on lockdown this evening.
Heavily armed police raced to seal off the building and the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper immediately after the shooting.
An official confirmed that Harper had left the shooting area safely.
The shooting comes two days after a 25-year-old man ran over and killed a soldier in Montreal, in what the government said was a terrorist attack.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson labelled the events a “sad and tragic day for the city and country”.
Additional reporting Associated Press and Christina Finn
Originally published 3.18pm
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Why is he seeking legal advice..he got elected..move on, there are more pressing issues that he should be concerned about.
Pure rubbish story…. Happens regularly on Youtube….. This shows Heydon is a publicity hoor thats all
A video made by gombeens for gombeens, it won’t be missed.
“TD’s blatant copyright infringement forces removal of YouTube video.” That would be the headline had this been a Sinn Fein candidate. Hugh, you really are so wonderfully predictable..
What a wonderful victim you are #rosaforceisstronnginthisreturd..
Arrogant mullah pig thinking copyright laws don’t apply to him
The hubris, they think they’re in FF.
It was terrible anyway.
It was a complete rip off. Nothing slick about it either.
I think the slick was from the oil leaking out of the sump.
It should be blocked everywhere!..but its like the old kit kat ad..you cant sing, you cant dance, you cant act…you’re hired.
Is there such thing as a wildly popular election video?
Only in North Korea.
Fine gael get their policies from the past maby the need to look to the future
Good, the video does a diservice to the movie
Lighten up folks …….. the gaiety of the nation was mildly enhanced for a little while …….. where’s the harm.in that !?! Shure ain’t the Healy Raes ripping off at least two councillor characters from ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ and providing the closest thing to a Darby O’Gilll remake as we’ll ever see !?!
Embarrassed it cost €345 and for the people of south Kildare to be represented by this idiocy
Does anyone care? Show’s his value elected thanks to copying a film from the 80′s?
Absolutely shocking Bullshit!!!!
So many keyboard warriors criticising a quirky fun video. What have they done for Kildare?
I called it back when the video first came out. I’m surprised it took this long for Universal to get it pulled.
Someone from Universal should hold him down and take a dump in his mouth. He’d soon change his attitude to copyright then.
A miĺlion or so refugees or 70 odd million turks and europe chooses 70 million turks with visa free travel
It’s a bit of fun, I enjoyed it. A lot of people seem very concerned with copyright all of a sudden, I assume all of you above have never downloaded music or bought a dodgy dvd.
Perhaps some people have downloaded or bought dodgy stuff but not as a means to get them a € 92,000 + a year job. It was awful and unlawful. Thankfully it has been taken down so the tourism industry can breath a sigh of relief.
It didn’t cost €345 to make…he didn’t do his sums… He forgot to include prep time, personnel time, equipment, prop hire, insurance, rights – music, location, props, video platform costs, post production etc etc etc as well as the €60k pr… Tut tut …
As we’ve found out. Fine Gael arent very good with sums…. Anything over national school mathematics is beyond even their brightest seemingly… Michael Noonan
The video was as bad as Hayden is ,A two face party hack that topped the pole in Kildare South by doing nothing ,saying nothing and keeping the seat safe .The well off and of course the farmers came out to vote for their own while 45% of the electorate never voted ,Irish people get what the deserve , when the poorer and working class whinge and moan but would not bother their arse to vote ,
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