Incident Date:
May 08, 1961
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Appledale, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Time Fuse)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Train/Train Tracks/ Trolley)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/08/1961: Canadian Pacific Railway tracks one mile South of Appledale were bombed, causing approximately $170 damage. Canadian Pacific Police investigators found pieces of a blasting cap, a battery, and a watch near the site of the explosion, and attributed the blast to the SOF. The incident occurred the day following the sentencing of three Sons of Freedom (SOF) for an act of arson."
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 201."
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