Incident Date:
January 23, 1977 00:00
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, 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- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/23/1977: Shortly before midnight, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the window of a building housing several federal government offices in Ottawa. The window did not break, and the firebomb failed to ignite. Some two hours later, a second Molotov cocktail was thrown. This one ignited, but was quickly extinguished by a security guard."
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. 402"
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