Incident Date:
December 30, 1961 02:30
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Perry's Siding, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
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: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "12/30/1961: A bomb knocked over a West Kootenay Power and Light Company pole at Perry's Siding in the Slocan district. The bomb was discovered after a patrol saw tracks in the snow between the highway and the pole. It exploded at 2:30 a.m. before it could be disarmed or removed safely, knocking out power supply to Slocan City for several hours. No one was injured. Four Sons of Freedom (SOF) men were convicted for the bombing, each receiving concurrent sentences of six and four years for bombing the pole and for possession of explosives."
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. 213."
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