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In reply to the discussion: Canada soldier shot near parliament has died: minister [Ottawa Gun Attack] [View all]GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)44. This turns out to have been a very good guess. There has been another attack in Winnipeg.
Last edited Wed Oct 22, 2014, 03:26 PM - Edit history (1)
Heightened security in Winnipeg after attacks on CAF
There is heightened security at 17 Wing in Winnipeg after attacks on the Canadian Armed Forces took place on Wednesday morning.
A police cruiser is blocking the main gate at the base and 17 Wing is deciding whether they will still have a public goodbye for soldiers scheduled to leave Winnipeg for Iraq on Wednesday to help with Operation Impact.
The operation is the CAF's contribution to the coalition effort against ISIS in Iraq.
Additional precautionary measures are also being taken at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg on Wednesday after a soldier was shot while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa and another pair were targeted in Quebec on Monday.
There is heightened security at 17 Wing in Winnipeg after attacks on the Canadian Armed Forces took place on Wednesday morning.
A police cruiser is blocking the main gate at the base and 17 Wing is deciding whether they will still have a public goodbye for soldiers scheduled to leave Winnipeg for Iraq on Wednesday to help with Operation Impact.
The operation is the CAF's contribution to the coalition effort against ISIS in Iraq.
Additional precautionary measures are also being taken at the provincial legislature in Winnipeg on Wednesday after a soldier was shot while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa and another pair were targeted in Quebec on Monday.
Three attacks on Canadian soldiers in three days? This is not good.
On edit:
I misinterpreted the first line of this article to mean there had been an attack in Winnipeg as well as Ottawa. That was not true. I work six blocks from the Ottawa incident, so I guess I got a bit worked up.
<Canadian>Sorry!</Canadian>
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Canada soldier shot near parliament has died: minister [Ottawa Gun Attack] [View all]
Bosonic
Oct 2014
OP
The shooter (now dead) has been identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Canadian citizen
Electric Monk
Oct 2014
#84
CBC just ran video taken inside Parliament during apparent firefight...10-15 shots heard
brooklynite
Oct 2014
#6
CBC tweets a report that there were 3 shooters, one has been shot dead inside Parliament. nt
GliderGuider
Oct 2014
#7
A Motive Of Religious Fanaticism, Sir, Seems A Reasonable Conclusion In The Circumstances
The Magistrate
Oct 2014
#23
Probably because religious fanatics pull shit like this every chance they get.
name not needed
Oct 2014
#35
Again, Sir, You Prove The Quote Apt: This Is A Political Event, Though It Breaks Civil Laws
The Magistrate
Oct 2014
#34
This turns out to have been a very good guess. There has been another attack in Winnipeg.
GliderGuider
Oct 2014
#44
MSNBC is reporting that the suspects were wearing bandannas with Arabic script.
stranger81
Oct 2014
#18
just read that and deleted my post ... this is sad ... Im in lock down in ottawa right now
happypeacebug
Oct 2014
#60
I'm in Ottawa as well - had to take the day off otherwise I'd be downtown in a govt building now.
GliderGuider
Oct 2014
#63