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Shots fired near Canada parliament Shots fired inside Canada parliament
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Multiple shots have been fired at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, just steps from the nation's parliament. Several shots have been fired outside and inside the nation's parliament in Ottawa.
The gunman is still on the loose and a soldier has been wounded, according to Canadian media. Witnesses reported seeing a gunman firing a Ottawa War Memorial and then running toward the government buildings, where more shots were heard.
The incident comes amid the nation's raising of its terror threat level from low to medium. A soldier has been wounded in the attack, Canadian media report.
On Tuesday a Muslim convert was killed by Quebec police after deliberately hitting two soldiers with his car. The incident came hours after Canada raised its terror threat level from low to medium. A soldier was killed in a hit-and-run earlier in the week.
A government official said the move was in response to an increase in online "general chatter" from radical groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda. "Shots fired at War Memorial at 9:52am today; one person injured," Ottawa Police tweeted on Wednesday as a witness reported seeing authorities search from room to room for the suspect.
Additional shots were fired inside the parliament buildings, multiple news agencies and eyewitnesses reported.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Stephen Harper "is safe and has left Parliament Hill", his director of communications wrote on Twitter.
A government official earlier said the raised threat level was in response to an increase in online "general chatter" from radical groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
Ministry spokesman Jean-Christophe de Le Rue said on Tuesday that the increased level "means that intelligence has indicated that an individual or group within Canada or abroad has the intent and capability to commit an act of terrorism".
On Tuesday a Muslim convert was killed by Quebec police after deliberately hitting two soldiers in his car, killing one and injuring another.
A minister said it was a "terrible act of violence against our country".
Earlier this month, Canada announced plans to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq.