The Canadian diplomat hailed a hero when he shot a terrorist who opened fire at the Canadian Parliament has been filmed wrestling with a protester after he disrupted a military service in Ireland.
On Thursday, Kevin Vickers, Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, was pictured tackling a protester who began chanting “this is an insult“ at a service commemorating the 125 British soldiers killed trying to suppress the Easter Rising in 1916.
In a series of dramatic photos, Mr Vickers could be seen grabbing the man after he began shouting during the ceremony at Grangegorman Military Cemetery in Dublin. Dressed in a suit and raincoat, the 59-year-old grappled with the man before dragging him away from the procession until he was detained by police.
After the latest incident, a spokeswoman for the Canadian embassy in Dublin said Mr Vickers ”intercepted a protester who ran up to the podium“.
”Ambassador Vickers is safe and was not injured during the incident,“ she added.
In October 2014, Mr Vickers confronted gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau after Zehaf-Bibeau killed a Canadian soldier and opened fire on guards before running down Canada’s Wall of Honour.
The former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms in Ottawa shot the gunman in mid-air as he fell to the ground, killing him. He received a standing ovation when he returned to the House weeks after the shooting.
Additional reporting by the Press Association
