Incident Date:
November 23, 1961 01:15
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Slocan Park, 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- Utilities(Electrical transformers/substations/ power lines)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 3 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "11/23/1961: Three Sons of Freedom (SOF) were convicted in the bombing of a West Kootenay Power and Light Co. hydro pole. The attack occurred at 1:15 a.m., and caused damage estimated at $300. The bomb's timing device consisted of a pocket watch and a battery, remnants of which were found near the scene after the explosion. This target was close to the Winlaw community hall which was bombed at the same time. Two of the men received eight-year sentences."
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. 209."
2) "Ross, Jeffrey I. (1992). ATIC IV: Chronology of Domestic and International Terrorist Events in Canada, 1960-1990. Montreal, Qc: International Centre for Comparative Criminology. p. 10"
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