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Man in Custody After Barricading Himself in Canada's Parliament East Block

The hours-long lockdown ended without injuries, and a criminal investigation is ongoing, with police treating the incident as suspicious.

  • A man gained unauthorized access to the East Block of Canada's Parliament on Saturday, prompting a lockdown and evacuation.
  • The incident, which began around 3 p.m. local time, led to an extensive police response, including canine and explosives units.
  • Police issued shelter-in-place warnings for those inside and expanded the exclusion zone to include parts of Wellington and Sparks streets.
  • The situation ended peacefully late Saturday evening, with the man taken into custody without incident and no injuries reported.
  • Authorities are treating the circumstances as suspicious, but details about the man's motives or whether he was armed remain undisclosed.
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