Incident Date:
March 23, 1981 15:15
Incident Successful: No
Location: Danbury United States
Perpetrators: May 19 Communist Order
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Business
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 3 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "03/23/1981: Three members of the May 19 Communist Order attempted to rob a Purolator truck outside of a Bache, Halsey, Stuart, and Shields stock brokerage office in Danbury, Connecticut. The perpetrators handcuffed one security guard and demanded that another guard, who was still inside the truck, unlock the vehicle. The perpetrators fired a shotgun into the vehicle, injuring the guard Daniel T. Archambault, but he was able to drive away."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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