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In Ottawa, Canada, the downtown core was placed on lockdown after a series of shootings at Parliament Hill.
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Ottawa
Capital city of Canada
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Downtown Ottawa
Neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa's financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, Gloucester Street to the south…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lockdown
Emergency protocol that prevents people from leaving or entering a location
A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Terrorist attacks in Ottawa, Canada
The 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill occurred on 22 October 2014, at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a Canadian soldier and reservist on ceremonial sentry duty, was fatally shot at the National War Memorial, followed by an attack on the nearby Centre Block…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Parliament Hill
Home of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa
Parliament Hill, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. It accommodates a suite of Gothic revival buildings whose architectural elements were chosen to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)