{"id":29628,"date":"2014-10-23T21:49:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T13:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29628"},"modified":"2014-10-23T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T07:53:42","slug":"world-leaders-react-to-a-shooting-in-canada-in-a-hallway-they-once-walked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/23\/world-leaders-react-to-a-shooting-in-canada-in-a-hallway-they-once-walked\/","title":{"rendered":"World leaders react to a shooting in Canada, in a hallway they once walked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hall of Honour in the Centre Block of the Parliament of Canada. Zipampa \/ Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WASHINGTON\u2014Countless world leaders have walked that hallway before. On Wednesday, they reacted to news of an attack that saw gunfire sprayed through the hall of honour in Canada\u2019s Parliament.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama said he was rattled by it.<\/p>\n

There are images of him on his first foreign trip as president, laughing with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as they walked down that Gothic-style ceremonial hallway in February 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a chance to travel to the Parliament in Ottawa. I\u2019m very familiar with that area,\u201d Obama recalled Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am reminded of how warmly I was received and how wonderful the people there were. And so, obviously, we\u2019re all shaken by it. But we\u2019re going to do everything we can to make sure that we\u2019re standing side-by-side with Canada during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, he called Harper to offer his condolences over what the president described as a tragedy and an outrage. While he said the details remained unclear, Obama said it\u2019s very important for Canada and the U.S. to remain \u201centirely in-sync\u201d when dealing with terrorist activity.<\/p>\n

The shooting led to increased security at the U.S.\u2019s Ottawa embassy. Given that the attack began at Canada\u2019s tomb of the unknown soldier, there was also stepped-up security at the American equivalent of that monument, in Arlington, Va.<\/p>\n

The White House daily briefing began with a word of condolence.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Prime Minister David Cameron also walked down that hallway that separates the two chambers of Canada\u2019s Parliament on Sept. 22, 2011\u2014also smiling, with Harper beside him.<\/p>\n

He took to Twitter to express his indignation: \u201cI\u2019m appalled by today\u2019s attack in Ottawa. I offer my full support to @pmharper and the Canadian people as they deal with this incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

I’m appalled by today’s attack in Ottawa. I offer my full support to @pmharper<\/a> and the Canadian people as they deal with this incident.<\/p>\n

\u2014 David Cameron (@David_Cameron) October 22, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n