The man who stunned Canada with an armed attack on Parliament yesterday was no stranger to Canadian authorities, who had reportedly designated him a high-risk traveler and either seized his passport or refused to issue him a new one. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, was the son of a Quebec businessman who apparently fought with rebels in Libya in 2011, according to the Globe and Mail. A friend who last saw Zehaf-Bibeau in a British Columbia mosque six weeks ago says he had spoken of going to the Middle East soon, supposedly only to study Islam. More:
- The friend says Zehaf-Bibeau seemed disturbed and often spoke of the presence of demons in the world. "We were having a conversation in a kitchen, and I don't know how he worded it: He said the devil is after him," he says. "I think he must have been mentally ill."