Terror in Canada

The Canadian government has informed the
United States that one shooter is dead in Ottawa,
a senior U.S. official said. So far, there is "no
indication the shooter has ties to violent Islamic
extremism," but it is still extremely early in the
investigation, the source said.
In response to the ongoing situation at Canada's
Parliament, the North American Aerospace
Defense Command, or NORAD, has increased its
alert posture, CNN has learned. That means that
it has increased the number of planes on a higher
alert status ready to respond if needed. NORAD
and Canadian authorities are in contact, an
official told CNN.
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A Canadian soldier was shot as he and another
soldier stood guard at Canada's Parliament war
memorial Wednesday. Details are emerging as
authorities try to secure the government building
in Ottawa.
The violence is not confined to Parliament. Police
say that there could be multiple shooters and
shooting incidents in the capital.
At least one shooter is dead, Parliament member
Bob Zimmer tweeted.
Parliament remains on lockdown.
No one was hurt in the shooting near
Ottawa's Rideau Centre, Marc Soucy
of the Ottawa Police Service told CNN.
It was one of three shootings, he said.
The other two were at the National
War Memorial and Parliament Hill.
Shots rang out at Parliament around
10 a.m. ET as Parliament members,
including Prime Minister Stephen
Harper, prepared for caucus. Some
members tweeted that they heard
many shots.
MP Tony Clement tweeted that he
heard "at least 30 shots" and
apparently was able to take cover with
colleagues.
He tweeted that Harper was secure.
Peter Henderson, a journalist, said
there were soldiers doing drills when
shots were fired and he ran to help a
soldier who had slumped to the
ground. He said he knew the person shot was a
soldier because of the ceremonial uniform the
soldier was wearing.
Ottawa police, whose buildings were also locked
down, provided details on Twitter about multiple
shootings: "Incidents occurred at National War
Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament
Hill."
Gunfire in the main Canadian Parliament building
started in the foyer, and a second round of
shooting happened about a minute later in a
hallway or near the entrance to the Parliament's
library, Ottawa journalist Josh Wingrove told CNN.
He said several officers had weapons drawn, and
most of the dozens of shots that he heard
appeared to have been fired by officers at the
gunman.            Source: BBC NEWS