Incident Date:
August 12, 1983
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Rolland DeGroot
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Arson/Fire)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Politicians/Political Parties/Political Movements/Political Party Meetings/Rallies)
2- Business(Retail/Grocery/Bakery (including cell phone shops and generic shops))
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: "08/12/1983: The B.C. headquarters of the Communist Party of Canada - Marxist-Leninist and the Enver Hoxha Bookstore were burned to the ground. In addition to the Party headquarters, the building also contained a clothier, a gift shop, and a rare bookshop, which were also destroyed. A restaurant and an office building were also damaged in the fire, bringing the estimated total damage of $3 million. The police held an American citizen Rolland DeGrootin, 22, in connection with the attack."
References: 1) RWVIC p. 192
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