Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Wednesday's shootout near the Canadian parliament in Ottawa as "extremely disturbing".
"News of the attack in Ottawa is extremely disturbing. I pray for everyone's safety," he tweeted.
Parliament Hill in Canada's capital Ottawa came under attack Wednesday after a gunman shot dead a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial, a day after Canada sent an air fleet consisting of CF-18 Hornet fighters in support of the efforts to fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
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MPs and other witnesses reported 30 to 50 shots were fired inside Parliament, and a gunman has been confirmed dead inside the building, shot by the House of Commons sergeant-at-arms, according to the MPs' accounts, CBC reported.
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