Two shooting incidents have been reported from Ottawa, Canada – at the National War Memorial and inside Parliament. Police said the reports of a third incident at a nearby shopping mall, the Rideau Centre, were not true.
Eye-witnesses say at least 20 shots were fired inside Canada’s Parliament.
Meanwhile, Canada has sought the FBI’s help and given the US agency the name of a suspect in the Ottawa attacks.
Prime Minister Harper has been briefed by Ottawa Police Commissioner Bob Paulson about the attacks.
CNN reports police as saying that there was no shooting incident at the nearby shopping mall, Rideau Centre, which is just five minutes walk from the Parliament Hill.
Only two shooting incidents have been confirmed in Ottawa – one at the war memorial, the other on Parliament Hill.
US President Barack Obama has spoken to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in connection with the multiple attacks in Ottawa.
Police in Ottawa say they believe there are more than one shooter.