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A gunman shot and wounded a soldier in Ottawa and then entered the country's parliament buildings chased by police, with at least 30 shots fired, according to media and eyewitness reports on Wednesday.
CBC TV said that a suspected gunman was shot dead inside the parliament building. It was not clear if he was acting alone.
Ottawa police said they were actively looking for one or more suspects.
Parliament was locked down and Prime Minister Stephen Harper had left the building safely as police converged on the area.
As the situation developed, CBC News said in a tweeted news alert that more shots were fired near parliament and the gunman was still at large.
John McKay, a member of Parliament representing Scarborough-Guildwood, described the attack.
"I literally, I was just taking off my jacket to go into caucus, I hear this pop, pop, pop, possibly ten shots, don't really know, thought it was dynamite or construct
