Incident Date:
September 23, 1978
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Brilliant, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Arson/Fire)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Houses/Apartments/Residence)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 10 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/23/1978: Ten members of Sons of Freedom set fire to the home of the late Anna Markova, mother of Orthodox Doukhobor leader John Verigin. The arsonists were convicted and received sentences ranging from 12 months to seven years. They stated that the fire was set in order to prevent the building from becoming a shrine or a location for ""idol worship"", which was contrary to their beliefs."
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. 286."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 7.
3) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 91"
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