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Twitter users have hailed a Canadian cartoonist who created the perfect tribute to Nathan Cirillo, the soldier shot dead while guarding Ottawa's National War Memorial on Wednesday morning.
The very moving image was produced for Thursday's edition of Halifax's The Chronicle Herald by cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon , and can be viewed online at their website here .
The cartoon shows the bronze figures of the memorial, representing those who fought and died in the First World War, stooping down to pick up the body of the corporal and welcome him into their number.
It was among the many tributes that have poured in for 24-year-old Corporal Cirillo, who was a part-time reservist serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada regiment.
Police have confirmed that the incident involved a single gunman, who killed Corporal Cirillo at the base of the memorial before driving to Parliament's Central Block, where he was killed in an exchange of fire with police and security staff. The shooting suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau from Quebec.
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A photograph of Corporal Cirillo just moments before the fatal shooting
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Tourist Megan Underwood posed with Corporal Cirillo before the shooting
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Armed police officers walk down Queen Street near Parliament Hill, close to the scene where the gunman was later shot and killed
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Armed police teams enter Centre Block at Parliament Hill in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A small plane equipped with surveillance equipment flies over the scene of multiple shootings in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Head of RCMP Bob Paulson briefs Canadian prime Minister Stephen Harper on the shootings at Parliament Hill in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting An Ottawa police officer runs with his weapon drawn outside Parliament Hill in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting The Conservative Party caucus room is shown shortly after shooting began on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Police teams enter Centre Block at Parliament Hill in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Police attempt to secure a portion of downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Armed RCMP officers approach Centre Block on Parliament Hilll
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Armed RCMP officers guard access to Parliament Hilll following a shooting incident in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A still image captured from video footage by the Globe and Mail newspaper shows police officers responding to shooting attacks inside the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A police officer holds back the public from Canada's National War Memorial as CPR is performed on a shooting victim in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Paramedics and police pull a victim away from the Canadian War Memorial in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Emergency personnel tend to a soldier shot at the National Memorial near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The soldier was standing guard when an unknown gunman shot him
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention team walks past a gate on Parliament hill in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A heavily armed Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands guard at 24 Sussex, the residence of Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper after a reported shooting at Parliament building in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A police officer secures the scene of a shooting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A Royal Canadian Mounted Police intervention team responds to a reported shooting at Parliament building in Ottawa
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In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting A heavily armed RCMP officer enters 24 Sussex Dr., the official residence of the Prime Minister
In pictures: Ottawa shooting Ottawa shooting Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard makes a statement in regarding the shooting at the Parliament in Ottawa at the legislature in Quebec City. A soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa has been shot by an unknown gunman and there have been reports of gunfire inside the halls of Parliament
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Reacting to the image on Twitter, users called it "touching" and thanked MacKinnon for "capturing the spirit of a nation".
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