Incident Date:
May 20, 1980
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Primitive/Melee (Knife or Other Sharp Object)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Military(Soldiers/Troops/Officers/Forces)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/20/1980: A Quebec man was charged with stabbing a Canadian Armed Forces Colonel near National Defence Headquarters. The attack occurred on the day of the Quebec sovereignty-association referendum. The attacker claimed that he wanted publicity for his view that the Quebec language law, making French the official language of Quebec, was discriminatory. He claimed that he wanted to attack Prime Minister Trudeau, but was unable to do so. In failing this, he ""decided to become a terrorist and attack the military leadership that morally represents the policies of the Federal Government."""
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. 416"
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