Canadian Parliament Shooting: Gunman described wearing Arabic Scarf: Daily Mail describes him as "muslim convert"

Eye witnesses report that the soldier was shot by the war memorial outside the building, and that an armed man was then seen running towards the building where more shots were heard.

The parliament building is currently in lockdown, with legislators still inside as police clear each room in turn. It is thought a gunman may still be at large, and a video shared by the Canadian Globe and Mail indicates there have been dozens of shots exchanged inside. 

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was within the Parliament building when the incident began, but was immedaitely moved to a secure location by his security detail. The Victorian parliament building has very quickly been surrounded by police armoured vehicles, and a number of support vehicles including a crane have now arrived. 

One parliamentary staffer has described the first gunman as being around 5 foot 9 tall, overweight and with an 'Arabic scarf' covering his face. It is not known if this was the gunman killed by the master-at-arms inside the parliament building. 


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