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MONTREAL — Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois was abruptly dragged off stage by bodyguards midway through her victory speech Tuesday after a man opened fire into the theatre where she was speaking.

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The shooting left one victim dead and a second in critical condition.

A man in his 50s was arrested behind the downtown Metropolis theatre, where a small fire was also set before being quickly extinguished.

Television reports showed the suspect being led to a cruiser and shouting in French, “The English are waking up” and in English, “payback.” He was wearing a balaclava and appeared unbalanced. Police investigators could be seen handling a rifle found on the scene.

“We don’t know the reasons behind this event,” Montreal police spokesman Danny Richer told reporters, saying investigators would meet with the suspect. He did not say who the shooting victims were.