Ottawa shooting incident extremely disturbing: Modi
Modi tweeted: "News of the attack in Ottawa is extremely disturbing. I pray for everyone's safety."
At least one shooter was killed as series of shootings occurred in an around Canada's parliament on Wednesday, media reports said.
A Canadian soldier was killed while another Parliament Hill security guard was injured in the attack.
The Ottawa Police tweeted: "We would like to remind the public that the current incident is on-going. If you have any information please contact local authorities."
According to reports, the gunman shot a soldier at a war memorial in Ottawa and then rushed to the parliament building nearby.
The shootings occurred after the nation raised the terror threat level after a fatal hit-and-run attack on two soldiers recently, reports said.
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