Thursday, October 23, 2014

Tensions In Canada Still Very High As Police Arrest A Man At Gunpoint Just Steps From Canadian Prime Minister Harper



Man Arrested Near Canada's Prime Minister In Sign Of Tensions -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Police arrested a man at gunpoint just steps from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday, underscoring tensions in the capital Ottawa a day after a gunmen killed a soldier and rampaged through parliament.

Harper and his wife were laying a wreath at the National War Memorial to commemorate the killing of the soldier there when police, shouting and with guns drawn, surrounded a man and ordered him to the ground.

Ottawa Police said the man was arrested for "disturbing the crime scene" at the war memorial. It was not immediately clear what was the man's intent.

"He crossed the tape. We told him not to. He didn't listen," said a police officer at the scene.

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My Comment: Drawing guns only steps away from the Prime Minister .... for Canada this is unprecedented.

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