Incident Date:
June 10, 1962 11:55
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Grand Forks, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Houses/Apartments/Residence)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 13 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "06/10/1962: The home of Orthodox Doukhobor leader John J. Verigin was broken into at 11:55 a.m. Sunday, while the family was in church (a baby and her babysitter were in the house). When Verigin's wife returned home she was attacked in an attempt to prevent her telephoning for help. No one was injured but the home was damaged by fires started at four points. In two groups, thirteen Doukhobor women moved through the kitchen, pantry and bedroom, pouring coal oil or kerosene on floors and furnishings as well as smashing many windows. The fire was smothered when John Verigin and some of his friends returned from the church after hearing of the fire. Thirteen Sons of Freedom (SOF) women, mostly from Krestova, were charged with arson and convicted for this incident, each receiving a two-year sentence."
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 222."
2) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 17"
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