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26 May 2016 12:59 #305743
by The Captain
Canadian Ambassador Tackles Protester
Canadian diplomat became a national hero when he shot an armed gunman inside the Ottawa parliament.
May 26, 2016, at 12:14 p.m.
DUBLIN (AP) — A Canadian diplomat who became a national hero when he shot an Islamic gunman inside the Ottawa parliament has tussled with a protester at a military ceremony in Dublin.
Kevin Vickers, Canada's ambassador to Ireland, grabbed a man who was shouting "This is an insult!" near a memorial service for British soldiers killed during a 1916 rebellion against British rule. Vickers grabbed the man and held him before police moved in to arrest the protester.
Vickers was sergeant-at-arms of the Canadian parliament when Michael Zehaf-Bibeau burst into the building on Oct. 22, 2014 after killing a soldier outside. Vickers, a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, and a policeman killed the attacker in a gunfight.
The Canadian embassy in Dublin declined to comment on Thursday's incident.
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