Heavily armed Canadian police backed by armored vehicles are surrounding the country's parliament buildings in Ottawa, after at least one gunman shot a soldier guarding the nearby National War Memorial.
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![Armed RCMP officers approach Centre Block on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f64403a-ac99-49e9-b0ec-3a22bbd95346_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Armed RCMP officers approach Centre Block on Parliament Hill following a shooting incident in Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 22, 2014. A Canadian soldier was shot at the Canadian War Memorial and a shooter was seen running towards the nearby parliament buildings, where more shots were fired, according to media and eyewitness reports.
![An Ottawa police officer attempts to clear people from an area on Metcalfe Street following shootings in downtown Ottawa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/94e34489-8454-4fa1-8489-025b6fcc44ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Ottawa police officer attempts to clear people from an area on Metcalfe Street following shootings in downtown Ottawa.
![A police officer holds up a length of police tape for pedestrians leaving the downtown area following shooting incidents in Ottawa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fc9563de-54ac-4a9b-abbc-f8b11afd64c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer holds up a length of police tape for pedestrians leaving the downtown area following shooting incidents in Ottawa.
![The Conservative Party caucus room is seen shortly after shooting began on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in this image taken and provided by MP Nina Grewal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c98861f-f66a-4a35-9c26-bc778f76111e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Conservative Party caucus room is seen shortly after shooting began on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in this image taken and provided by MP Nina Grewal.