Incident Date:
August 04, 1981
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Iranian Students
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 30 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/04/1981: Thirty Iranian students took over the Iranian Embassy in Ottawa, and held six employees hostage. The students claimed to be demonstrating against, ""a reactionary regime, devoid of popular support, engaged in black terror against the Iranian people."""
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler, and Jean M. Murdock. (1989) International Terrorism in the 1980s: A Chronology of Events, Volume I 1980-1983. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. p. 184."
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