‘Canada’s son’ laid to rest; Shooter a broken man

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‘Canada’s son’ laid to rest; Shooter a broken man

A stretch of highway in Canada became solemn ground Friday, October 24, as thousands of people paid tribute to a procession carrying Cpl Nathan Cirillo – the soldier killed in a deadly shooting rampage October 22 at the heart of the capital –back to his hometown. The route was filled with people waving Canadian flags in honor of the slain soldier.

Meanwhile, more details about the identity of suspect Michael Zehaf-Bibeau is being revealed. Zehaf-Bibeau has been described as a man who slowly “slid into criminality and homelessness” in recent years, a profile by The Globe and Mail said.

Canada is now moving to quickly bolster its security, Agence France-Presse reports. Read it on Rappler.

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