Daring Terrorist Attack In Canada: Soldier Killed, City Is Shut

An unidentified gunman killed a soldier at a war memorial in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, then stormed the parliament building where he engaged the local policemen in a gun fight.

The attack came as ‘surprise’ for the security services, and the local authorities have admitted of being unprepared for such a development.

Soldier fatally wounded by gunman in Canada. Photo: AP via BBC

The attacker is reportedly dead, but the police is on red alert, as shootings have been reported in total of three locations in the city. This may mean that the suspect has not been acting alone.

Police believe that the hit-and-run attack might have been made by a Muslim convert (or converts), who chose such a method to protest Canada’s decision to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq.