Incident Date:
February 10, 1999
Incident Successful:
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Threat
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Government(Head of State)
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: "02/10/1999: Police arrested a man in Ottawa on 10 February for allegedly dialing the emergency number 911 and threatening to shoot Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. A police statement on 11 February said the man made several calls threatening Chretien and police officers. Earlier, anti-poverty protesters, who had demanded a meeting with Chretien on homelessness, engaged in clashes with police. A police spokesman said he did not know if the arrested man was involved in the demonstration."
References: 1) Janes DB
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