Incident Date:
February 16, 2006
Incident Successful: No
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: Yes
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: No
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: "02/16/2006: Lorne Matthew Lapoleon was the first Canadian convicted and sentenced for perpetrating a terrorism hoax in Canada. Lapoleon was arrested in 02/2006, after it was determined that he was the author of a fax sent to authorities in Ottawa, which stated that there was a plot to blow up the Danish and American Consulates in Lower Mainland, B.C. On 10/2007, he was found guilty of this offence and was later sentenced to six months in jail. He was also found guilty of public mischief and sentenced to four months in jail."
References: 1) "R. v. Lapoleon, 2008 BCPC 80 (CanLII)"
2) ITAC
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