Incident Date:
March 21, 1977
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Business(Bank/Commerce)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/21/1977: Robert McLagan, a 37 year old Vancouver resident who claimed to have been a mercenary in Africa, took over a Toronto bank and held 16 hostages. Armed with a sawed-off shotgun, he demanded to be flown to Uganda so that he could kill Idi Amin. After 12 hours, McLagan surrendered, and was subsequently found guilty of armed robbery and extortion. He was sentenced to 15 and 10 year concurrent terms."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. (1980). Trasnational Terrorism: Chronology of Events, 1968-1979. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 690."
2) "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. 403"
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