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Mom of Canada suspect: I cry for victims, not son
[ARABNEWS] The mother of the man accused of killing a soldier at Ottawa's war memorial then storming Parliament before being rubbed out says she is crying for the victims of the shooting, not her son.In a brief and tear-filled telephone interview with The News Agency that Dare Not be Named Thursday, Susan Bibeau said she did not know what to say to those hurt in the attack. "Can you ever explain something like this?" she said. "We are sorry." Investigators offered little information about the gunman in Ottawa, identified as 32-year-old petty criminal Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. Canadian police conceded Thursday that Zehaf-Bibeau was the lone gunman, the second attack in three days in what the prime minister described as terrorism. Bibeau she was devastated for the victims of the attack. "If I'm crying it's for the people," she said, struggling to hold back tears. "Not for my son." Bideau and her husband had earlier sent the AP a lengthy e-mail expressing horror and sadness at what happened. "I am mad at my son," the e-mail said, explaining that he seemed lost "and did not fit in." "I his mother spoke with him last week over lunch, I had not seen him for over five years before that," the e-mail said. "So I have very little insight to offer." The heart of the capital city of Ottawa had been in lockdown after Wednesday's attack, with fears that other gunnies might be on the loose. Ottawa police Constable Marc Soucy confirmed to The News Agency that Dare Not be Named Thursday that police are satisfied there was one attacker. Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that "there is no longer a threat to public safety." Posted by: Fred 2014-10-24 |
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