Canada ‘will not be intimidated’ by parliament attack

Canada’s prime minister vowed the country would “not be intimidated” after a reported Muslim convert  killed a soldier and stormed parliament, the nation’s second ‘terrorist’ attack in days.

 

The gunman, whose name was on a terror watch list, attempted to force his way into Canada’s parliament Wednesday before the assembly’s sergeant-at-arms shot him dead.

 

The attack — the second this week targeting Canadian military personnel — came as Canadian jets were to join the US-led bombing campaign against Islamist militants in Iraq.

 

“Canada will never be intimidated,” premier Stephen Harper told the nation in a televised address after the shootings on Wednesday.

 

“In fact, this will lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts and those of national security agencies to take all necessary steps to identify and counter threats and keep Canada safe,” he said.

 

The spectacular security breach came two days after an alleged Islamist ran over two soldiers in Quebec, killing one of them, in what officials branded a terrorist attack.

 

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