Misunderstanding, canada will never be intimidated. In fact, this will lead to us strengthen our resolve and double our effort. Good morning. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. U. S. And canadian finishes on high alert 24 hours after a man killed a canadian soldier in ottawa and then attacked parliament. The gunman has been identified. These are believed to be the first i am manuals of the shooter. You see him getting into a car after killing the soldier. He had a criminal history and was a recent convert to is slam. Investigators want to know whether it was part of a larger coordinated terror plot. Monday, another canadian soldier was killed in a hitandrun, the suspect another recent muslim convert. We are live in ottawa. Canadians this morning coming to terms with the awful violence rout on their capitol city. There is a shooter on the loose, please move back. It was just before 10 00 a. M. When witnesses say the first shots were fired. Shot at the man, a
Contractors are found guilty in a mass shooting that left more than a dozen civilians dead. How this marked a turning point in u. S. iraqi relations. And well tell you about the new rules for travelers arriving from west africa. We will begin once again in ottawa where a canadian soldier and the man who shot him are dead. Authorities are looking into possible links to terrorism. The scene was utter chaos wednesday morning as police say michael sahalf bee bow fired shots. E panic in the building when the gunman began shooting. [ shots fired ] so chilling to hear the gunshots echoing through parliament there. The dead soldier has been identified as Corporal Nathan a cirillo. We will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated. In fact, this will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts and those of our National Security agencies to take all necessary steps to identify and counter threats and keep canada safe here at home. Well, our Susan Candiotti is looking in
This gunman, a canadianborn convert to islam, and before that, his decadelong conversion. Take a look. The scene this morning inside canadas Main Parliament building. There is, it goes almost without saying an enormous amount of concern right here, both here and in the United States about terrorism, whether it is lone wolf attacks or others, security breaches. That is where we begin in washington where just moments ago another person has jumped the white house fence. Jim acosta is standing by, what do we know, jim . Reporter anderson, from talking to officials i can tell you about 7 30 this evening, there was another incident, another unidentified man jumped the white house lawn, and was seen running along pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house and tried to make his way towards the white house. But at that point the secret Service Released its k9 dogs on that individual, he was taken down by two dogs, almost immediately im told after scaling the fence. And im told from the sec
We have a ceremonial honor guard of Canadian Forces, troops, who stand guard at the war memorial and i was locking my bike up. I heard four shots. I turned around and ran. I saw one of those soldiers laying on the ground. How do you know this person was a soldier . Theres a ceremonial uniform they wear. It struck me as i ran up. I saw white gloves on his hands. I knew who he was. Just incredible images coming in to us here at cnn. Look for yourself. This is taken from inside of the halls of the Canadian Parliament building earlier today as dozens of gun shots rang out. Keep in mind, people in Parliament Hill still on lockdown. Its an active situation. In the United States, the fbi is on alert listening to possible terrorist chatter as they have been. Authorities increasing security at the tomb of the unknowns at Arlington National cemetery. Hallowed ground here in the United States and also at the Canadian Embassy in washington d. C. Purely for precautionary reasons. Let me go to paula
Also coming up for you, anger on the streets of ferguson, missouri. New details emerge from the autopsy of a slain teen, and it threatens to push an already tense situation over the edge. Lots to get to, but we want to begin in ottawa, canada, where a soldier, and the man who shot him, are dead at this hour. Authorities still scrambling for answers. This all started wednesday morning in the Canadian Capital when the gunman shot and killed a soldier at the National War Memorial. From there, he ran to Parliament Hill, thats where he burst through the buildings main entrance and then began shooting. [ gunfire ] just got a sense of the chaos at the time. Police say the gunmans name and michael zehafbibeau. Witnesses say he opened fire inside parliament before he was shot by the sergeant at arms. Investigators a bibeau converted to islam and had his passport confiscated after he tried to leave canada to fight overseas. Prime minister Steven Harper addressed the nation. Fellow canadians, in