Shooting mars Quebec separatists' win
OTTAWA. September 5. KAZINFORM A gunman has brought chaos to a separatist election victory rally in the Canadian province of Quebec, killing one man and wounding another, BBC reported.
The shooting followed preliminary results indicating the Parti Quebecois was set to form a minority government after nine years in opposition.
PQ leader Pauline Marois was giving a victory speech in Montreal when shots were heard at the back of the hall.
She was rushed off the stage and a man was later arrested.
The gunman's target was unclear but the 50-year-old suspect was heard shouting in French "The English are waking up".
Two shots were reportedly fired. One man was fatally wounded, another is in a critical condition in hospital.
TV pictures showed the suspect being arrested outside the hall and a rifle being recovered. He was wearing a balaclava and what looked like a blue dressing gown over black clothing.
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