Incident Date:
May 23, 1963 11:30
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Threat
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: Yes
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/23/1963: A telephone call shortly after 11:30 a.m., warning that there would be a bomb explosion, forced police to clear the National building on Rideau St. A 26 year old man died when an elevator taking him out of the building during the evacuation stalled. The victim had climbed out of the elevator and was crushed to death when it moved. A full search of the building was carried out and no bomb was found."
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. 353."
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