Update: Hmmm …. coincidence?
Heroine Malala Yousafzai was due to get Canadian citizenship today from PM Harper. This is no coincidence. pic.twitter.com/azNp20sSdw
— David Jack Smith (@davidjacksmith) October 22, 2014
Update: CBC and ABC both report that the shooting at Rideau Centre is a separate attack:
THIS —> @cbcsaltzman: #BREAKING CBC TV: police confirm shooting at Rideau Centre Mall
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) October 22, 2014
That may be why Ottawa PD is looking at “two or three gunmen.” That strongly suggests a coordinated attack, not a lone-wolf nutcase.
Update: CNN offers this map of the incidents thus far:
Map of areas where Ottawa shootings were reported: National War Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament Hill. pic.twitter.com/NcfNCR5VCV
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 22, 2014
Good pick up... She was due to get honorary citizenship. That likely triggered this lunatic jihad.
Our Sergeant of Arms Kevin Vickers put the kibosh on that... Shooting the bugger dead. Usually the Sergeant of Arms holds a mace or a sword while parliament is in session... But they’re usually former military infantry trained soldiers with extensive experience in the use of arms. That’s a handy thing when this sort of thing happens.