Incident Date:
June 04, 1984
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Primitive/Melee (Knife or Other Sharp Object)
Organization Type: Religious,
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: 2 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 06/04/1984: Two Sikh men armed with swords attacked and damaged the Indian Consulate in Vancouver and briefly held Consular officials hostage. This occurred immediately after Operation Blue Star - the Indian Army attack on Sikh militants in the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Consular staff refused to press charges.
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. 434"
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 12.
3) RAND
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