Incident Date:
January 01, 1985
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: London, 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: "01/01/1985: The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) raided the Animal laboratories at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and stole one monkey and three cats. The incident caused minor damage, including smashed windows. ALF claimed responsibility."
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. 435."
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. 109"
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