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       Canadian Parliament Building in Lockdown After Soldier Shot Nearby

   by VOA News

   Ottawa police said a soldier standing guard at Canada's National War
   Memorial has been shot, and reporters at the scene said shots have been
   fired in Canada's nearby parliament buildings.

   Witnesses said after the shooting at the War Memorial the gunman
   escaped in the direction of the parliament buildings, which were placed
   on a security lockdown.

   Heavily armed police backed by armored vehicles surrounded the
   parliament building and the office of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
   Harper. A Harper spokesman said the premier left the area of the
   shooting and is "safe."

   The wounded soldier was taken to a hospital. His condition is not
   known.

   No one claimed responsibility for the shooting so far.

   The shooting comes two days after an Islamic convert in a car ran down
   two Canadian soldiers, killing one, near Montreal.
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