Employees working at Parliament Hill are instructed to search for shelter within the nearest room. The explanation for the lockdown stays unknown.
Congressional safety companies advise folks to keep away from close by areas.
The Congressional Protecting Companies (PPS) has declared a blockade within the East Block of Congress Hill.
The lockdown discover for 111 Wellington St. was despatched to workers working on the Council Hill on Saturday afternoon.
They’re instructed to seek for shelter within the nearest room and shut and lock all doorways to cover.
CBC Information contacted the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and PPS. Neither of them present data on the explanations for the lockdown.
“Should you’re not close by, please keep far-off. Please do not journey to locations beneath lockdown,” PPS mentioned within the notification. “We’ll be ready for additional directions from the primary responder.”
In a social media publish, OPS mentioned “there’s a police operation at present underway on Congress Hill,” and other people ought to keep away from the world.
Extra coming.
