1985 Turkish embassy attack in Ottawa

1985 CE.

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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. These men where later called by the Armenians of Canada the "Ottawa 3" just like the "Lisbon 5" 1983 Turkish embassy attack in Lisbon 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. 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.

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