The East Block of Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital of Ottawa was placed on lockdown as police arrived at the scene to deal with a man barricaded in the building on Saturday.
“Officers are on scene at Parliament Hill for a barricaded man in the area of East block,” Ottawa Police said on X at 4.50 p.m. E.T. “There is a large police presence in the area. East block has been evacuated. There are no known injuries and police continue to deal with an individual in this ongoing incident that began just before 3 p.m.”
