Ottawa hospital admits 4 patients, 3 in stable condition

Ottawa hospital admits 4 patients, 3 in stable condition

FP Archives October 23, 2014, 01:45:12 IST

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ottawa Hospital received four patients, three of whom are in stable condition, following shootings in the Canadian capital on Wednesday, the hospital said in a statement. One of the patients was treated for a gunshot wound that was not considered life threatening. All three patients in stable condition are being kept at hospital

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Ottawa hospital admits 4 patients, 3 in stable condition

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ottawa Hospital received four patients, three of whom are in stable condition, following shootings in the Canadian capital on Wednesday, the hospital said in a statement.

One of the patients was treated for a gunshot wound that was not considered life threatening. All three patients in stable condition are being kept at hospital.

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The patients arrived between 10:20 a.m. ET/1420 GMT and 12:43 p.m., it said.

A Canadian soldier was shot dead at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa and a suspected gunman was shot and killed in the nearby parliament buildings.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; With additional reporting by Solarina Ho and Jeffrey Hodgson in Toronto. Editing by Andre Grenon)

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