Parliament Hill shooter called for similar attacks in video manifesto
Posted May 28, 2015 04:25:12 PM.
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Sources say the unreleased portion of Parliament Hill shooter Michael Zehaf Bibeau’s final video manifesto includes an exhortation to others to carry out similar attacks, as well as a number of Middle Eastern names.
Two sources spoke to The Canadian Press about the video on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the contents of the missing portions.
They say during the missing 18 seconds, the 32-year-old Zehaf Bibeau calls on others to carry out attacks against countries such as Canada, and then lists a number of names.
Zehaf Bibeau recorded the video in his car moments before the deadly rampage, which claimed the life of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and ended his own in a hail of gunfire inside Centre Block.
The sources say those named in the video do not appear to have played a role in Zehaf Bibeau’s attack, but rather have general Arabic-sounding names. It’s not clear if investigators have been able to identify them.
RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson has said investigators had “sound operational” reasons for keeping that portion of the video secret when the other 55 seconds were released nearly three months ago.
