Incident Date:
June 21, 1979 04:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Langley, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Arson/Fire)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
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: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "06/21/1979: At 4 a.m. the home of the Principal of West Langley Elementary School was set on fire. The following day the homes of three other Langley Principals and a Director of elementary education for the school district were also set on fire. Each of the victims favoured educational fundamentalism, but only someone with inside knowledge of the education system would know the views of all five administrators. Gasoline was been splashed against the walls or carports of the homes and then ignited. One house was destroyed and another heavily damaged. The four attacks on 22 June occurred within the space of an hour. At the time there was a dispute over the schools' enrolment practices, with some parents claiming that their children could not get in."
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. 413"
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