Incident Date:
April 01, 1986
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Clifford David William Maltby
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Handgun)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Diplomats/Families/Individuals (outside of embassy))
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: "04/01/1986: Clifford David William Maltby, 39, held Janet Rahming, the Bahamian Vice-Consul in Ottawa, hostage for 15 hours with a handgun. There appeared to be no political motive involved. He made two demands: the he be reunited with a close friend, an inmate of Kingston Penitentiary, and that Ottawa civic authorities turn over an unused firehall to a church group to use as a soup kitchen for the needy. He also wanted to talk to John Turner the Liberal Leader. He gave up peacefully in the morning and was charged with eleven charges, including forcible confinement, weapons offences and parole violation. He was originally given five years; however, the sentence was increased by three."
References: 1) "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. 115"
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