Incident Date:
April 20, 2001
April 20, 2001 - April 22, 2001
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Quebec, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Primitive/Melee (Blunt Object)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Police(Police Security Forces/Officers)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/20/2001: A number of violent incidents in which weapons, including Molotov cocktails, stones and sticks, were used against police and property took place during the three days of the Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City. A small percentage of an estimated 30,000 protesters were involved in these offences. There were 468 arrests and property damage was estimated at $720,000, before claims for loss of revenue. One police officer and one protester were seriously injured."
References: 1) RCMP Chronology. p.24.
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