Incident Date:
October 20, 1981
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
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: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "10/20/1981: A senior fire department official linked an arson attack on a welfare administration office in east Vancouver to protests being held over government welfare cutbacks. Two melted plastic five-gallon gasoline cans were found at the scene of the rue. The gasoline cans caused damage estimated at $300,000. Police did not rule out the possibility of the rue being a diversion to cover up a robbery."
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. 423"
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