The suspect in the killing of a Canadian soldier at an Ottawa war memorial wanted to travel to Syria and had a passport application delayed over extremism concerns.
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, who was shot dead shortly after running into the Canadian parliament building, was not among 90 high-risk travellers being monitored by authorities, but was seeking a passport, police said in a news conference.
His mother told police after the killing that he wanted to travel to Syria. She also told the AP news agency that she is crying for the victims of the shooting, not for her son.
Police were asked to carry out background checks when he applied for the passport, but he had not been placed under surveillance.
Zehaf-Bibeau was Canadian, but may have also had dual Libyan citizenship, the news conference was told.
On Wednesday, he shot and killed a Canadian soldier at the Ottawa war memorial, before attempting to storm the parliament building, triggering a lockdown in the capital city.
The news conference heard that he had acted alone and police have not linked his attack with the killing of another soldier in Quebec on Monday.
Delays in his passport application may have formed part of his motivation for the attack in Ottawa, according to police.
Canadian police will now stay with Prime Minister Stephen Harper 24 hours a day, police said, after a man was arrested as he attempted to approach him at the site of the soldier's shooting.
Bob Paulson, commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), said: "We have no information linking the two attacks this week.
"The passport was part of his motivation. His application was not rejected. His passport was not revoked.
"He was waiting to get it and there was an investigating going on to determine to see whether he would get a passport."
An email from Zehaf-Bibeau was found on the hard drive of someone who has been charged with a terrorism-related offence in Canada, the RCMP said.
Officers said there were now 93 high-risk Canadians who have demonstrated an intention to travel abroad for militant reasons, but they had no plans to make any arrests at this time.
Zehaf-Bibeau was shot and killed by Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, who was given a standing ovation during a special session of parliament on Thursday.
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