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Jihadists lauded the attacks in Canada that took the lives of two soldiers, posting celebratory wishes on Twitter and encouraging more destruction, while the body of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was slated to be returned to his hometown Friday.
'During war, soldiers defend the country ... except in Canada where they take off their uniforms and hide in their bases! #OttawaShooting,' wrote a Twitter user who goes by Abusunnah.
Other Twitter users took hits at the Canadian government for ordering soldiers to take off their uniforms in public and barricading the doors of a party caucus room in Ottawa, according to the National Post.
'Canadian politicians who voted for war against the Islamic #Khilafah now in terror during todays #IS attack in Canada,' user AbaUmar8246 captioned underneath a photo of the caucus room with green leather chairs piled against a door.
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And another man claiming he's a Canadian entrenched with ISIS terrorists in Syria praised Quebec terrorist Martin Rouleau, who on Monday plowed into two troopers in a mall parking lot, killing one and injuring another. One of the victims, Officer Patrice Vincent, has died, according to CBC News.
'Muslims in Canada, follow the footsteps of our brave brother Martin Rouleau who took revenge for Canadian military aggression in our lands,' said the man, named Abu Khalid Al-Kanadi.
Ottawa police now say they believe only one gunman was involved in Wednesday's shootings at the National War Memorial and on Parliament Hill, although the investigation is ongoing.
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, an Islamic radical and crack cocaine addict who killed the soldier at Ottawa's War Memorial and then stormed the Canadian House of Parliament, was gunned down by authorities.
Officials said the body of Cirillo will be returned to his hometown in a motorcade that will travel on a road known as the 'Highway of Heroes.' People on Friday gathered around the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial, which was garnished with dozens of bouqets of flowers, to pay respects to the army reservist.
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