Large police operation at the Canadian Parliament: “Seek shelter”
Wayne Seretis
Updated 00.24 | Published 2025-04-05 22.03
A large police operation is underway at the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa.
An unauthorized person has barricaded himself in the building.
“Seek shelter in the nearest room,” reads an alert message to staff and politicians.
The Canadian Parliament in the capital Ottawa has been evacuated, and a large number of police cars are outside the building.
An internal security message has been issued to everyone working in the building:
“Seek shelter in the nearest room. Close and lock all doors and hide.”
Ottawa police are writing on X that they have an ongoing operation at the parliament building and are urging people to avoid the area.
According to local media, the east wing of the parliament is on lockdown.
This is where Canada's senators and their staffs have their offices, according to the Ottawa Sun.
The public has been urged to stay away.
Emergency forces on the scene
Later, police confirm that the operation is concentrated in the east wing, and that an unauthorized man has entered the building and barricaded himself there.
There is no information about the man's motive, or whether he is armed.
"No one is injured and police continue to deal with an individual in an ongoing incident," police wrote on X.
The same message states that all civilians should now be evacuated from the building.
Police continue to urge people to avoid the area and respect the cordons.
Local media reports that the police task force has arrived at the scene.
Senator Patrick Brazeau-Algonquin writes a greeting on X when the alarm goes off:
"Ottawa, be careful".
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Operation in Canada's parliament - man barricaded
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Published 2025-04-05 22.23
A large police task force is underway at the parliament building in the Canadian capital Ottawa. A man has barricaded himself, Ottawa police say on X.
"There are no known injuries," the police write.
The east wing of the building has been evacuated in connection with the incident, which began at 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, local time.
People in the building have been urged by the parliament security department to seek shelter and close themselves in. The public is asked to avoid the area.
According to information from a journalist at the scene, there are a large number of police cars on the scene and also the police bomb squad, writes the Ottawa Citizen newspaper.
The street in front of the parliament has been blocked off.
