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2014 Canadian Parliament Shooting

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THE SUPPORTING POSTS AFTER THE RECENT SHOOTING IN CANADA HAVE BEEN AMAZING. BUT IFIT HAD HAPPENED IN THE US. EVERY POST WOULD JUST BE ABOUT GUN CONTROL BUTTHATS NONE OFMY BUSINESS
Ottawa attack: MPs fashioned spears while Harper whisked into closet STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA-The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Oct. 23 2014, 8:07 PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Oct. 23 2014, 8:30 PM EDT Comments Yiv an Stephen Harper spent about 15 minutes hidden in a Parliament Hill closet after a gunman stormed Centre Block where he and the rest of the Conservative caucus were guarded by MPs who'd fashioned deadly spears out of flagpoles, sources say. After they heard gunfire outside their meeting room door Wednesday, Members of Parliament snapped close to 15 flagpoles to make sharp weapons.
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* Hélène Laverdière @HLaverdiereNPD Follow Difficult day in Ottawa. On lockdown. My thoughts are with the family of the fallen soldier. RETWEETS 7 11:36 AM-22 Oct 2014
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On October 22, 2014, a shooting occurred in Canada's parliament building,[1] located in Ottawa, Canada. The parliament shooting came soon after three soldiers were shot near a war memorial located near the parliament building. One of the soldiers, Nathan Cirillo,[2] died from his injuries, while the shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was also killed on the scene. Terrorists ties have been suggested but not confirmed.

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Many members of the Canadian parliament[3] sent out tweets on October 22, to inform others of their safety and the fact that parliament was on lockdown as a result of the shooting.

Jamie Nicholls Follow JPNichollsNPD We heard shots during our caucus, yelling and fled for safety. I am safe in lockdown RETWEETS 9 10:39 AM-22 Oct 2014
Eve Adams, MP Follow MPEveAdams Shots fired just outside our caucus meeting. Am ok. RETWEETSFAVORITES 9 6 10:23 AM-22 Oct 2014
* Hélène Laverdière @HLaverdiereNPD Follow Difficult day in Ottawa. On lockdown. My thoughts are with the family of the fallen soldier. RETWEETS 7 11:36 AM-22 Oct 2014

The same day CBCOttawa's[5] Twitter account tweeted out a photo of the deceased shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.

CBC Ottawa Follow cocnews@CBCOttawa OTTAWA BREAKING This is a photo of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, gunman in this morning's shootings in Ottawa. #cbcOTT #OTTnews わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 1,446 327 6:23 PM-22 Oct 2014

Within 48 hours of the shooting, the hashtag OttawaShooting[6] was tweeted out over 170,000 times.

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[1] BBC – Comprehensive Timeline Part 5: Aurora Massacre

[2] CBC – Parliament Hill attack: Live updates

[3] CBC – Ottawa shooting: Quebec MPs react on Twitter

[4] CNN – Canadian shooting: What we know -- and don't know -- a day later

[5] Twitter – CBCOttawa

[6] Twitter – OttawaShooting

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2014 Canadian Parliament Shooting

2014 Canadian Parliament Shooting

Updated Oct 24, 2014 at 12:36AM EDT by Brad.

Added Oct 22, 2014 at 09:42PM EDT by Hakkron    .

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Background

On October 22, 2014, a shooting occurred in Canada's parliament building,[1] located in Ottawa, Canada. The parliament shooting came soon after three soldiers were shot near a war memorial located near the parliament building. One of the soldiers, Nathan Cirillo,[2] died from his injuries, while the shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was also killed on the scene. Terrorists ties have been suggested but not confirmed.

Notable Developments

Twitter Reactions

Many members of the Canadian parliament[3] sent out tweets on October 22, to inform others of their safety and the fact that parliament was on lockdown as a result of the shooting.


Jamie Nicholls Follow JPNichollsNPD We heard shots during our caucus, yelling and fled for safety. I am safe in lockdown RETWEETS 9 10:39 AM-22 Oct 2014 Eve Adams, MP Follow MPEveAdams Shots fired just outside our caucus meeting. Am ok. RETWEETSFAVORITES 9 6 10:23 AM-22 Oct 2014 * Hélène Laverdière @HLaverdiereNPD Follow Difficult day in Ottawa. On lockdown. My thoughts are with the family of the fallen soldier. RETWEETS 7 11:36 AM-22 Oct 2014

The same day CBCOttawa's[5] Twitter account tweeted out a photo of the deceased shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.


CBC Ottawa Follow cocnews@CBCOttawa OTTAWA BREAKING This is a photo of Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, gunman in this morning's shootings in Ottawa. #cbcOTT #OTTnews わt ★ RETWEETS FAVORITES 1,446 327 6:23 PM-22 Oct 2014

Within 48 hours of the shooting, the hashtag OttawaShooting[6] was tweeted out over 170,000 times.

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External References

[1] BBC – Comprehensive Timeline Part 5: Aurora Massacre

[2] CBC – Parliament Hill attack: Live updates

[3] CBC – Ottawa shooting: Quebec MPs react on Twitter

[4] CNN – Canadian shooting: What we know -- and don't know -- a day later

[5] Twitter – CBCOttawa

[6] Twitter – OttawaShooting

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