Hero of Canada parliament attack tackles protester in Dublin

Kevin Vickers, who killed jihadi gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau in 2014, scuffles with man disrupting memorial service

By AP 27 May 2016, 5:59 am

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Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers, right, wrestles with a protester during a state ceremony to remember the British soldiers who died during the Easter Rising at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Dublin, Thursday May 26, 2016. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)

DUBLIN — A Canadian diplomat who became a national hero when he shot a jihadi gunman inside the Ottawa parliament has tussled with a protester at a military ceremony in Dublin.

Kevin Vickers, Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, grabbed a man who was shouting “This is an insult!” near a memorial service for British soldiers killed during a 1916 rebellion against British rule.

Vickers grabbed the man and held him before police moved in to arrest the protester.

Vickers was sergeant-at-arms of the Canadian parliament when Michael Zehaf-Bibeau burst into the building on Oct. 22, 2014, after killing a soldier outside. Vickers, a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, and a policeman killed the attacker in a gunfight.

The Canadian Embassy in Dublin declined to comment on Thursday’s incident.