Incident Date:
June 22, 1970
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Edmund Burke Society (EBS)
Event Type: Unarmed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Primitive/Melee (Hands, Feet, Fists)
Organization Type: Rightist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Named civilians)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Description: "06/22/1970: Members of the Edmund Burke Society attacked lawyer William Kunsler as he tried to deliver a speech at Convocation Hall at University of Toronto. He was injured. Paul Fromm, the founder of the EBS, and his bodyguard Alan Overfield were also injured. Kunsler emptied a water pitcher over Fromm's head and a melee broke out. Kunsler was thrown to the stage floor. Kunsler's lip was bleeding. Fromm was later found unconscious and was taken to hospital and released after treatment for minor injuries. Kunsler was charged with two assault charges. The charges were brought by Fromm but later acquitted. "
References: 1) RWVIC p. 40
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