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 As Paul mentioned Canada's capital Ottawa is being locked down after shootings in three locations. A soldier has been shot dead at the National War Memorial. A gunman then ran into the nearby Parliament Building where he exchanged fire with police. A gunman has been shot dead but it's not clear whether there was more than one attacker. 

 
This is an ongoing1 operation. We are asking members of the public to stay away from the downtown core. People in the downtown core are asked to follow instructions of their buildings' management. 
 
Charles B. D., Ottawa Police. 
 
Back home and security of Australia's Parliament will be reviewed in the wake of the Canadian shooting. Speaker B. Bishop2 is expecting a brief this morning. Federal police have increased patrols around Parliament House and screening measures have also been tightened3. 
 
Three members of the same family have been shot dead in an apparent neighborhood dispute in central Victoria. Police were called to a property in Wedderburn last night after reports of shots being fired. They found one body and began negotiating with the man in a nearby house. The man surrendered peacefully around midnight. Two more bodies were found on a nearby property. 
 
The Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization is meeting in Geneva to discuss the ongoing efforts to tackle the Ebola epidemic4. The committee is looking at screening measures at borders and whether stricter travel regulations should be put in place.

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1 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
2 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教，（国际象棋）象
参考例句：
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
3 tightened bd3d8363419d9ff838bae0ba51722ee9     
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧
参考例句：
  • The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
  • His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。
4 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

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