Incident Date:
February 07, 1997
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Vehicle
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
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: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/07/1997: A deranged man screaming ""devil worshipers"" drove a vehicle up several flights of stairs to the front door of the Parliament building, just missing a maintenance worker. He ran into the lobby of Parliament, then battled with 30 officers for several minutes before being overpowered."
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. and Susan L. Simmons. (2002). Terrorism, 1996-2001: A Chronology. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 78."
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