1985 Turkish embassy attack in Ottawa

1985 Turkish embassy attack in Ottawa
Turkish embassy building seen in 2005
LocationOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates45°26′5″N 75°40′32″W / 45.43472°N 75.67556°W / 45.43472; -75.67556
DateMarch 12, 1985
7 a.m
TargetTurkish Embassy, Ottawa
Deaths1
PerpetratorsArmenian Revolutionary Army

The 1985 Turkish embassy attack in Ottawa was the storming and attack that took place on 12 March 1985 by agents of the Armenian Revolutionary Army against the Turkish embassy in Ottawa, Canada.[1]

Inside the embassy, the assailants rounded up hostages, including the wife of the Turkish ambassador, his teenage daughter, and embassy staff members—at least 12 people.[2] The attack resulted in a single death, on-duty security officer Claude Brunelle—a 31-year-old student from the University of Ottawa—who shot at the gunmen and was shot in return, being killed instantly.[3][4]

  1. ^ Deadly embassy attack in Ottawa CBC Archives. March 12, 1985. Accessed 2009-06-11. Archived 2009-06-15.
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