Canada : fusillade en cours au parlement d'Ottawa

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Un des suspects a été abattu par la police quelques minutes après les premiers incidents, lors de la fusillade du Parlement. Il pourrait s'agir d'un certain Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, un Canadien né en 1982. Depuis ces attaques, Ottawa est bouclée. Au moins un autre suspect serait en fuite.


Bibeau is a 32-year-old Canadian citizen. He was identified by Canadian authorities working with the FBI.

Bibeau killed one Canadian soldier, Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, when he began his attack at the National War Memorial in Ottawa Wednesday. The soldier was standing guard at the memorial when Bibeau shot him with a double-barrel shotgun Bibeau pulled out of a large black jacket.

Bideau then calmly entered his car, which was parked on the street at the War Memorial, and drove to the parliament building, where he parked at the east gate of Parliament. Bideau ran into the building and a gunfight ensued.

Bibeau was shot at by Canadian soldiers and was killed, reportedly by Canadian Parliament Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers inside the Parliament Center Block building.

Bibeau was described variously by eye-witnesses as a young-looking Caucasian with black hair, wearing a dark clothing and as an “Arabian” looking man with “long hair and a small beard” who was wearing a scarf over his face and who “kind of raised his arms in triumph holding the rifle” after gunning down Cirillo.

Bideau had a criminal record for drug offenses, robbery and uttering threats at various locations in Canada, including Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bideau was a convert to Islam, according to two US officials.

Islamic State (IS) media accounts posted a photo they claimed was of Bibeau.