Incident Date:
June 11, 1981
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "06/01/1981: After receiving a tip-off, Police arrested a man in Ottawa. The man was carrying bomb components and planning to detonate them in the House of Commons. The man sought to express his anger at the Prime Minister and to save the country, as the Constitution debate was underway. He was ordered to be kept in a psychiatric institution indefinitely. "
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. 424"
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