The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Anġlu Farrugia has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons in Canada, Andrew Scheer, expressing his deepest sorrow following the shooting on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill on Wednesday.

Corporal Nathan Cirillo, who was standing guard over the War Memorial in Ottawa, was killed in the shooting.

Dr Farrugia conveyed his condolences to Mr Scheer and to the family members of the deceased. He expressed solidarity with his Canadian counterpart in the fight against terrorism.

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