Police enter Canada's Parliament building on Wednesday, October 22, in Ottawa. A Canadian soldier was fatally shot at the National War Memorial nearby, and there were gunshots at the Parliament building itself, Ottawa police spokesman Marc Soucy said. One male suspect was also killed, police said.
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Police enter Canada's Parliament building on Wednesday, October 22, in Ottawa. A Canadian soldier was fatally shot at the National War Memorial nearby, and there were gunshots at the Parliament building itself, Ottawa police spokesman Marc Soucy said. One male suspect was also killed, police said.
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A police officer runs with his weapon drawn outside Parliament Hill.
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A police officer runs with his weapon drawn outside Parliament Hill.
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Police personnel clear the area at the entrance of Parliament Hill.
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Police personnel clear the area at the entrance of Parliament Hill.
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Civilians leave a secured area around Parliament Hill.
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Civilians leave a secured area around Parliament Hill.
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Police move toward the Parliament building.
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Police move toward the Parliament building.
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Emergency personnel tend to a person who was shot at the National War Memorial. A Canadian soldier was shot and killed as he and another soldier stood guard at the memorial, police said.
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Emergency personnel tend to a person who was shot at the National War Memorial. A Canadian soldier was shot and killed as he and another soldier stood guard at the memorial, police said.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police respond to the scene.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police respond to the scene.
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A police officer runs with his weapon drawn outside Parliament Hill.
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A police officer runs with his weapon drawn outside Parliament Hill.
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Paramedics and police pull a shooting victim away from the war memorial.
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Paramedics and police pull a shooting victim away from the war memorial.
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A heavily armed officer takes position at the gate of 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper was evacuated from the Parliament building and is safe, his press secretary tweeted.
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A heavily armed officer takes position at the gate of 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Harper was evacuated from the Parliament building and is safe, his press secretary tweeted.
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Police cordon off a street leading to Parliament Hill.
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Police cordon off a street leading to Parliament Hill.
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Police walk past a gate on Parliament Hill.
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Police walk past a gate on Parliament Hill.
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A police officer secures the scene on Parliament Hill.
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A police officer secures the scene on Parliament Hill.
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Police and medical personnel work at the scene of the shooting.
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Police and medical personnel work at the scene of the shooting.
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