10-22-2014, 10:10 PM
(10-22-2014, 09:38 PM)SERIOUSLY THOUGH Wrote: Hey all, some of you know that I work on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada.
At 09h52 this morning I was interpreting a Senate Caucus meeting when we were told to evacuate as quickly as we could.
It turns out a gunman had shot a soldier standing guard at a war memorial nearby and had then proceeded to storm the main entrance of the parliament building, one floor up from our committee room.
After 11 hours of lockdown in a safe-room, we were let out; so I thought I would let you all know that I'm safe and sound ! Unfortunately, whilst evacuating, I forgot my sandwich in the booth :(
News article about it for those who don't know - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29724907
It's kind of incredible to get a first hand account of something I've been reading about all day. Definitely glad to hear you're okay though. RIP Cpl. Cirillo.