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Michael Zehaf-Bibeau and Commissioner Bob Paulson

Commissioner Bob Paulson: Commissioner Bob Paulson said 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who acted alone and may have had Libyan-Canadian citizenship, had been in Ottawa since at least Oct. 2 and was here to deal with a passport issue. Commissioner Paulson told reporters Thursday that Mr. Zehaf-Bibeau, who was killed in Centre Blocks hallway outside the Library of Parliament, was not one of the 93 high-risk travellers currently being investigated and tracked by Canadian authorities. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Doug Saunders Dont let the seat of government become a fortress The gunman who wreaked havoc in the nations capital had recently applied for a passport and was hoping to leave for Syria, the countrys top cop said in the wake of a chilling day that saw one soldier killed at a war memorial and a flurry of gunfire ring out on Parliament Hill. A turning point? The debate on homegrown terrorists is about to begin (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.