Incident Date:
June 29, 1984
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Castlegar, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Arson/Fire)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Museums/Cultural Centers/Cultural Houses)
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: "06/29/1984: Sons of Freedom (SOF) set a fire to a Doukhobor museum near Castlegar, B.C. Mary Braun and Tina Jmaett were arrested as they stood naked near the Kootenay Doukhobor historical Society museum and the two SOF members were charged with arson. Flames and smoke caused an estimated $7,000-$10,000 damage to the building’s back porch."
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. 298."
2) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 108"
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