OAN Staff Abril Elfi
4:30 PM – Saturday, April 5, 2025
The Canadian Parliament has been put on lockdown after a man barricaded himself inside, prompting evacuations.
Advertisement
Ottawa Police and Parliamentary Protective Services posted on X that authorities went to the scene shortly before 3 p.m. local time and have subsequently evacuated the East Block, urging the public to “hide.”
“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…
