Incident Date:
February 07, 1981 10:30
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Automatic Weapon (incl. semiauto))
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/07/1981: Four men apparently attempted to kidnap the Guatemalan Ambassador at the office of the Guatemalan Embassy in downtown Ottawa. One of the men was possibly armed with a sub-machine gun. One man waited in a car, while three men entered the building, one detaining the security guard and the others going up to the Embassy, which was closed. The kidnapping attempt occurred at 10:30 a.m. on a Saturday; the Ambassador normally went to the office on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and the men appeared to know his routine. They left after half an hour. Police said the attempt was ""of grave concern to us."""
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. 418"
2) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 160"
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