Incident Date:
September 01, 1980
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Sabotage Equipment
Organization Type: Environmentalist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Educational Institution(Schools/Universities/Educational Buildings)
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: "09/01/1980: A campaign against the animal shelter at the University of British Columbia was started by animal rights activists. The campaign included the slashing of auto tires, slogans painted on walls, late night phone calls to doctors involved in research, and hate literature in the mail. Some of the doctors were also threatened with kneecapping. A firebombing may also have been connected with the campaign."
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. 417."
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