Incident Date:
February 18, 1973
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Communist Party of Canada Marxist Leninist
Western Guard Party
Event Type: Unarmed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Primitive/Melee (Blunt Object)
Organization Type: Leftist, Rightist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Police(Police Security Forces/Officers)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 5 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/18/1973: A Cops are tops rally took place in Toronto. The rally was to show support for the Metro police force. One fight broke out between members of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) and members of the Western Guard. Five officers were injured slightly. One was struck across the leg with a two by four swung by a woman. Another was struck with a placard pole. No civilians were injured. Seven people were arrested during the fracas on a total of 16 charges including obstructing police officers, assaulting a police officer, causing a disturbance, assault, and bodily harm. "
References: 1) RWVIC p. 55
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