Canadian soldier shot at Ottawa War Memorial; shots fired on Parliament Hill

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yahoo Canada News


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A uniformed Canadian soldier has reportedly been shot the War Memorial in Ottawa. Police are on the scene.

CPR was performed on the soldier and he has been transported to hospital by ambulance.

Police have told reporters that the suspect, reportedly carrying a "large weapon," possibly a shotgun or rifle, is still on the loose, and the parliament buildings are on lockdown. Prime Minister is safe and "off the hill."

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yahoo Canada News


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Ottawa police say they are investigating three shooting incidents in Ottawa, including on Parliament Hill, at the National War Memorial, and near the Rideau Centre Mall.

The mall is in "full lock down until further notice," and several government buildings around the country have boosted security.

The chaos started when a uniformed soldier standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was shot and wounded by an assailant who is believed to have hopped out of a Toyota Corolla. CPR was performed on the soldier and he has been transported to hospital by ambulance.

Gunfire later broke out inside Parliament Hill's Centre Block, where one gunman was confirmed killed, reportedly by House of Commons Sgt.-at-Arms Kevin Vickers. However, police say there are "numerous" shooters involved.

Police have told reporters that one of the suspects was carrying a "large weapon," possibly a shotgun or rifle, and is still on the loose. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is safe and "off the hill."

CBC reports that all military bases in Canada are currently on heightened security, in the interest of the safety of the men and women working at them.

The situation is still developing. Updates will follow.

[FBD]

most be those "aq inspired" "homegrown" terrists, you guys must need some surveillance up there to deal with that.

[MrsM]

Reports saying that the soldier died of his wounds :rip:

[DemonGeminiX]

My condolences. :rip:

[Goofy]

Heard this on the radio at work, crazy stuff :wha:

[Hugh_Janus]

one day these fuckers will realise they've bitten off more than they can chew

[Goofy]

one day these fuckers will realise they've bitten off more than they can chew

The problem is that none of them give a fuck, they all believe they're going to 50 virgin heaven or some bullshit........ and that makes them extremely difficult to stop :| (We are talking about muslim extremists aren't we?)

[Hugh_Janus]

actaully, I don't know.... I'm jumping to conclusions

[Goofy]

Pretty natural conclusion to make these days.......

[FBD]

one day these fuckers will realise they've bitten off more than they can chew

they'll just keep getting (ultimately) funded by the federal reserve banks, because a fair playing field seems rather unfair to the asshole(s) at the top of the sand pile right now.

some day, THESE fuckers will realize they've bitten off more than they can chew, and its going to be in the form of that lovely R word, and it should also involve some other tools, starting with a G that's nice and tall and sharp. nothing short of pitchforks and torches at their gates is going to change this, sorry to tell yas.

the heist is THAT large, that is why they need perpetual war and a police state with all of their half baked ill considered laws enforced at the point of a gun, because you know damn well they agree with Mao in where political power comes from.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

FOX News


The convert to Islam who fatally shot a Canadian soldier guarding that country's national war memorial Wednesday morning before attacking Parliament and being fatally shot by its sergeant-at-arms was a bureaucrat's son who displayed possible signs of mental illness and had a connection to a homegrown jihadist who has traveled to Syria, according to a published report.

The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing a friend of 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, reported that the gunman knew Hasibullah Yusufzai, a British Columbia resident who was charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in July with traveling to Syria with the intent of joining a deadly jihadist group. Yusufzai remains at large despite an international arrest warrant being issued for his capture.

Canadian authorities have not linked Zehaf-Bibeau to any known terrorists or terror groups, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper said investigators should learn in the coming days whether the gunman had any accomplices. It was not immediately clear whether Zehaf-Bibeau knew of Martin Couture-Rouleau, another Muslim convert from Quebec who killed one soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run attack Monday.

The paper had previously reported that Zehaf-Bibeau had been designated by authorities as a "high-risk traveller" and was unable to secure documents necessary to go abroad. The friend, a fellow convert to Islam named David Bathurst, told the paper that Zehaf-Bibeau had told him six weeks ago that he wanted to travel to Libya, where he had previously spent time, to study Arabic and learn more about Islam. Bathurst told the paper he urged his friend to make certain that he would only travel to the Middle East to study and "nothing else."

Zehaf-Bibeau may also have had a family connection to Libya. Official documents list Zehaf-Bibeau's father as a man named Bulgasem Zehaf, a Quebec businessman. The Globe and Mail cited this 2011 Washington Times report that quoted a Montreal man named as "Belgasem Zahef" who had taken part in the revolt against Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi. That man claimed that he had traveled from Canada to join the anti-Qaddafi rebels and had been detained for a month at an oil terminal, where he had witnessed scenes of torture.

Zehaf-Bibeau's mother is Susan Bibeau, the deputy chairperson of a division of Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board. Zehaf and Bibeau divorced in 1999, according to the Globe and Mail.

Bathurst told the paper Zehaf-Bibeau had moved to British Columbia to find work as a miner and laborer before the two met in a suburban Vancouver mosque approximately three years ago. Bathurst said that his friend displayed signs of mental instability that attracted the attention of the mosque's elders.

"We were having a conversation in a kitchen, and I don’t know how he worded it: He said the devil is after him," Bathurst said in a Globe and Mail interview. He said his friend frequently talked about the presence of "Shaytan" in the world – an Arabic term for devils and demons. "I think he must have been mentally ill." Bathurst added that elders at the mosque eventually asked Zehaf-Bibeau to stop attending prayers due to his "erratic" behavior, though he did not describe any specific incidents.

Zehaf-Bibeau was also in trouble with the law in British Columbia, after racking up a long criminal record in Quebec since the early 2000s for crimes as varied as drug possession, credit card forgery, and robbery. He was also charged with robbery in Vancouver in 2011, but eventually was sentenced to one day in jail after pleading guilty to uttering a threat. His lawyer at the time, Brian Anderson described the threat as "something fairly minor and fairly bizarre." Anderson added that Zehaf-Bibeau was given pretrial psychiatric assessment and found fit.

[FBD]

boy that was a tough call :roll:

http://news.yahoo.com/canada-speed-plans-toughen-security-laws-pm-harper-144202321.html;_ylt=AwrBEiQAKUlU2j0AYlbQtDMD

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday the government will expedite plans to give more powers of detention and surveillance to security agencies in the wake of an attack on Parliament.

I'll bet you canadians thought you were immune to the international bankster disease.

sorry, welcome to 1984....or 2014....

http://www.biometricupdate.com/201410/interpol-facial-recognition-experts-meet-to-develop-global-guidelines

[PorkChopSandwiches]

We need more surveillance, its for your safety

[FBD]

yup, time for the canadian patriot act, what's a good name for it? I dont know, surely the bill's already written, they just need a day or two to come up with a fancy name that will make everyone feel like their asses are padded with heating installed.

nevermind that as usual, existing laws could have prevented this, the dude was already on a watch list, exhibited signs of mental illness.

[Goofy]

Thought this was a pretty cool/powerful image :)

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