Incident Date:
March 03, 1974
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Gravenhurst, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Western Guard
Event Type: Theft
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Rightist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Memorials/Cemeteries/Monuments)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 3 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/03/1974: A bronze plaque was ripped from its stand at the birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune in Gravenhurst, Ontario. Police recovered the plaque several hours later at Sunnyside Park. Bethune is revered as a hero in China for his work during the Chinese civil war. CP television, radio stations, and newspapers in Toronto received calls. An arrest warrant for Geza Matrai was issued on May 14, for stealing the plaque. Three men from the Western Guard were charged including Gerald James Doyle and Geza Matrai."
References: 1) RWVIC p. 65
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