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Police officers take cover near Parliament Hilll following a shooting incident in Ottawa October 22, 2014.Chris Wattie/Reuters

The following is a partial transcript of the video made by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau in a video made before the shooting attack on Parliament on October 22, 2014. The RCMP released the video publicly on March 6, 2015.

"To those who are involved and listen to this movie, this is in retaliation for Afghanistan and because Harper wants to send his troops to Iraq.

So we are retaliating, the Mujahedin of this world. Canada's officially become one of our enemies by fighting and bombing us and creating a lot of terror in our countries and killing us and killing our innocents. So, just aiming to hit some soldiers just to show that you're not even safe in your own land, and you gotta be careful.

So, may Allah accept from us. It's a disgrace you guys have forgotten God and have you let every indecency and things running your land. We don't, we don't go for this. We are good people, righteous people, believers of God and believing his law and his Prophets, peace be upon them all. That's my message to all of you in this, Inshallah, we'll not cease until you guys decide to be a peaceful country and stay to your own and I-, and stop going to other countries and stop occupying and killing the righteous of us who are trying to bring back religious law in our countries.

Thank you."

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