Incident Date:
April 07, 1972
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Saint-Catharines, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Educational Institution(Schools/Universities/Educational Buildings)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/07/1972: A firebomb exploded on the 13th-floor of the Brock University tower. The explosion caused damage estimated at $5,000. A university employee suffered minor burns trying to extinguish the fire. The device was a tube of cardboard about four or five inches in length and an inch in diameter."
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. 393"
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