Canada’s prime minister has insisted his country will not be intimidated, after a gunman rampaged through parliament before being shot dead.
Stephen Harper described the attacker as a terrorist and promised to “redouble” anti-terror efforts.
The gunman, reportedly a Muslim convert named Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, shot and killed a soldier at an Ottawa war memorial before entering parliament.
It came a day after another Muslim convert killed a soldier in Quebec.
Mr Harper described that earlier attack as a plot inspired by the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
Earlier this month, Canada announced plans to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against IS militants in Iraq.
However, there is no official confirmation that either of this week’s attacks are directly linked to IS or the new military campaign.
The shooting suspect
Named as 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a petty criminal with a history of convictions for minor drug offences and theft
Officials believe he recently converted to Islam; a friend he met at a mosque described him as unstable
His mother is reported to be an immigration official, his father a Libyan who once ran a cafe in Montreal
Credit: BBC