Killing mars Quebec election party
By Agencies in Montreal | China Daily | Updated: 2012-09-06 07:54
Parti Quebecois leader and newly elected Premier of Quebec Pauline Marois speaks with her security team after being whisked off stage due to a shooting at the Metropolis auditorium during her election celebration in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday. The victory party was interrupted when two people were shot inside the venue. Christinne Muschi / Reuters |
A masked gunman opened fire during a midnight victory rally for Quebec's new premier, killing one person and wounding another. The new premier, Pauline Marois of the separatist Parti Quebecois, was whisked off the stage by guards while giving her speech and uninjured.
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