Incident Date:
August 03, 1986
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Grand Forks, 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: 3 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 08/03/1986: The Doukhobor Heritage Centre near Grand Forks was set on fire. This was one of a series of Sons of Freedom attacks on Doukhobor museums and centres. Three female Sons of Freedom were subsequently convicted of the arson and were sentenced to six months each in 09/1986.
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. 300."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 14.
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