Armed military man who rammed gates near Canada PM Trudeau's residence acted alone - police

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Armed military man who rammed gates near Canada PM Trudeau's residence acted alone - police

 

A police officer looks at the damaged gate at Rideau Hall, the property where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, after an armed man rammed the gate with a pickup truck to gain access to the grounds early this morning in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - An armed member of the Canadian military who drove a truck through gates protecting the part of Ottawa where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives was acting alone and now faces 22 charges, police said on Friday.

 

Trudeau was not at home when the incident occurred on Thursday morning. Trudeau and his family live in a large house on the grounds of Rideau Hall, which sits on an 88-acre (0.35 square km) wooded estate.

 

Police named the suspect as Corey Hurren, 46, who had driven 2,000 km (1,240 miles) from the central province of Manitoba to Ottawa. His truck broke down after he hit the gates and he was later arrested without incident.

 

"There is no risk to the public and from what (information) we have, he was acting alone," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Duheme told a news conference.

 

Hurren - armed with several weapons, including a rifle - was later charged with 22 offences. These include uttering threats, "possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose" and contravening rules on the transportation of firearms.

 

He is next due in court on July 17.

 

There is little history of serious violence targeting officials in Canada. Trudeau, however, donned a bulletproof vest for an election campaign rally in October last year after officials detected a security threat.

 

(Reporting by David Ljunggren in Ottawa; Editing by Matthew Lewis and Marguerita Choy)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-07-04

 

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[Stargeezr]

Wonder if he just lost his keys.  The PM of Canada is not popular to everybody?

  Guess there are some Americans who do not agree with Pres Trump either,

but then he has a lot more security around him all the time, plus 2 B747 specially made

airliners  to carry his butt around the world. The money spent to keep our leaders

comfy and safe..

Geezer