Incident Date:
September 15, 1986 00:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Cedar, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Direct Action
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
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: "09/15/1986: The Cedar Post Office (Ming's Grocery Store) was fire bombed, shortly before midnight. Two bottles, filled with either gas or kerosene, were thrown through the store window. The fire caused an estimated $400 in damage. A letter claiming responsibility stated that the action was taken to protest the use of a post office box in the branch as a conduit for financial assistance to the Salvadoran government and the Nicaraguan Contras. The letter used the name ""Direct Action"" in claiming responsibility, apparently alluding to the group of left-wing activists responsible for the 10/1982 Litton incident, among others; the claim was not considered credible."
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. 189."
2) RCMP Chronology
3) "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. 117"
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