A man has been arrested in Cornwall under the Terrorism Act in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Several shots have been fired just a few metres from Canada’s parliament buildings in Ottawa, leaving a soldier wounded, with other shootings reported two other locations in Ottawa.
Shootings have been reported at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, with police hunting possible other gunmen at Chateau Laurier hotel and at the Rideau Centre in a suspected terrorist attack. Images started appearing on social media as the situation unfolded.
A Bedfordshire woman has been arrested on suspicion of “preparation of terrorist acts” related to Syria, police have said.
The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for British nationals travelling to France to include a warning about a “high threat from terrorism”.