Thursday, October 23, 2014

Canada's parliamant returns to work after shooting

Canada's Parliament in Ottawa is back at work - a day after a gunman was shot dead by its sergeant-at-arms.

A soldier was shot dead at a nearby war memorial before the man was gunned down inside Parliament.

He's been named as Muslim convert Michael Zehaf-Bibeau after what was the second attack on Canadian servicement in three days.

Canada's Prime Minister has described him as a 'terrorist'.

Parliamentarians in Ottawa observed a silence and gave the sergeant-at-arms a standing ovation.

And Prime Minister Stephen Harper told MPs violent groups Islamic State must be defeated.

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And Prime Minister Stephen Harper told MPs the country would not be intimidated.

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