Canada's capital faced a third day of heightened security on Friday as police searched for any clues that the man who shot and killed a soldier and charged into the parliament building had help in plotting his attack. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ordered a detail of officers to remain with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, after it emerged that he briefly hid in a closet-like room during Wednesday's attack. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a 32-year-old Canadian citizen with a record of criminal drug violations was named by police as having carried out the brazen attack. He had undergone a "radicalization process" and applied recently for a passport, hoping to travel to Syria, police said. He had no apparent links to Martin Rouleau, a 25-year-old convert to Islam who two days earlier drove over two Canadian soldiers, killing one, in Quebec, police said. Both men were shot dead by security officers. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said investigators had linked Zehaf-Bibeau to someone charged with what he called a terrorist-related offence. He did not give details other than saying Zehaf-Bibeau's email was found in the hard drive of that person. "The investigation is ongoing and will rapidly determine if Zehaf-Bibeau received any support in the planning of his attack," Paulson told reporters on Thursday. U.S. officials said on Wednesday they had been advised Zehaf-Bibeau was a convert to Islam. Zehaf-Bibeau, who was born in Montreal and had gone on to live in Calgary and Vancouver, had traveled to Ottawa on Oct. 2 and was trying to secure a passport, said Paulson, who added that he had wanted to go to Syria but had been frustrated by a delay in issuing the passport. Checks by the RCMP did not turn up any evidence of criminality related to national security, although he did have a record of infractions related to drugs, violence and other criminal activities, Paulson said. Canada Terror Attack Gunman's Criminal Past CCTV Of Gunman Outside Parliament CCTV Shows Ottawa Suspect Running Into Parliament Who is Michael Zehaf-Bibeau? Surveillance video of Ottawa shooting Hero hailed for taking down Canadian shooter Security tight in Canada as police probe Parliament gunman's ties Dear Ottawa, from London Ottawa shooting: Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's movements revealed by security video Tribute, solidarity and back to politics Zarqa Nawaz speaks out against Ottawa shooting Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, Ottawa gunman, asked B.C. judge to send him to jail Canada parliament gunman had planned to travel to Syria Canadians search for answers to gunman's motivations in Parliament shooting Ottawa shooting: Deadly attacks force Canada to face up to a global terror threat The religious extremism behind deadly Canadian shooting Canada faces militant threat after home-grown attacks Parliament shooting rocks Canada Ottawa gunman 'dreamed of being a jihadist in Syria' Ottawa shooter urged by Burnaby man to do no evil, six weeks ago Security tight in Canada as police probe Parliament gunman's ties Canadians seek to understand Parliament shooting Canadian attacker had troubled, transient past Tough questions after Ottawa tragedy Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: the gunman behind the Ottawa shootings Canadian PM to seek more surveillance after Ottawa shootings Ottawa Shooter May Have Had Libyan Citizenship Ottawa shooting: CCTV footage released of suspect Zehaf-Bibeau as police say ... RCMP brass says attacks are 'difficult threats to detect' Ottawa terror attack: Six views on a tragedy Stephen Harper had to hide in anteroom during gunfight on the Hill Drugs and religion key themes in Ottawa shooter's troubled life Ottawa shootings: Video of Zehaf-Bibeau attack released Ottawa gunman told fellow Muslim convert 'the devil is chasing me' How Will Canada Respond? Ottawa Shooting Video,Ottawa Shooting Photos,Ottawa Video,Parliament Video,Parliament Hill Video,Parliament Shooting Video,Parliament Hill Shooting Video,Shooting Inside Parliament,Shooting in Ottawa,Shooting in Ottawa Video,Video of Shooting in Parliament,Parliament Hill Shooting,Parliament Hill Gunfire,Parliament Hill Shooter,War Memorial Shooting,Parliament Hill Photos,Parliament Hill Shooting Photos,Parliament Shooting Photos,Parliament Shootin Canada Terror Attack Gunman,CCTV Of Gunman Parliament,CCTV Shows Ottawa Suspect,Ottawa shooting,Canadian shooter,Parliament gunman,Michael Zehaf-Bibeau,Zarqa Nawaz,Ottawa gunman,Canada parliament gunman,Parliament shooting,Deadly attacks Canada,deadly Canadian shooting,Parliament shooting rocks Canada,Canadian attacker,Security tight in Canada,Ottawa tragedy,Ottawa terror attack,Canada PM Stephen Harper,Canada Parliament Shooting,Canada Parliament Attack,Shooting Inside Parliament,

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