Nathan Cirillo

Two terror-related attacks on Canadian soldiers in three days have raised fears that the country has become a target for sending troops to Iraq.

A Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country’s capital was shot to death Wednesday, and heavy gunfire then erupted inside Parliament. One gunman was killed, and police said they were hunting for as many as two others.

Two terror-related attacks on Canadian soldiers in three days have raised fears that the country has become a target for sending troops to Iraq.

A Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country’s capital was shot to death Wednesday, and heavy gunfire then erupted inside Parliament. One gunman was killed, and police said they were hunting for as many as two others.