Incident Date:
January 29, 1984
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
Event Type: Theft
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Environmentalist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror:
Target Information
1- Educational Institution(Schools/Universities/Educational Buildings)
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: 01/29/1984: The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for breaking into a laboratory at the University of Toronto's Scarborough campus on the night of 29-30 January and releasing up to 70 research animals.
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. 433."
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