Canada police talked to militant suspect, couldn't stop attack

A member of Canada's armed forces walks past the scene of a hit and run of two soldiers in St. Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU Quebec (Reuters) - Canadian police said on Tuesday they had arrested a suspected militant as he was leaving the country, took away his passport and talked to him several times but had no chance of preventing him from killing a soldier.

Martin Rouleau, a 25-year-old who converted to Islam last year, rammed his car into two soldiers in the Quebec town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on Monday and was shot dead by police. A 53-year-old adjutant died in the attack.