Canada will not be 'intimidated' by terrorist attacks, says PM post Ottawa shootings

Reacting to the two shootings in Ottawa, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that Wednesday attacks were a "grim reminder" that Canada is not immune to the type of terrorist attacks that have taken place elsewhere.

However, he also said that Canada will never be intimidated by such attacks, reported the CNN.

First, a soldier guarding a hallowed war memorial was gunned down in Canada's capital and then shots were heard in the corridors of the nation's Parliament minutes later.

The two shootings in Ottawa left lawmakers barricaded inside offices and parts of the city for hours on Wednesday as police looked for suspects.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau has been identified as the suspected gunman by the police to their American counterparts, the report said.

Bibeau, who was born in 1982, converted to Islam and had a long history of drug use before he converted, two sources said.