Incident Date:
January 05, 1962
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: New Denver, 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- Educational Institution(Schools/Universities/Educational Buildings)
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: 01/05/1962: Early in the day a bomb exploded at the rear of the main dormitory building of a school which was once used to detain and educate Sons of Freedom (SOF) children after the B.C. government made attendance mandatory irrespective of religious belief. The dormitory was empty at the time. City officials attributed the bombing to the SOF. Damage was estimated at $150.
References: 1) "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. 12"
2) "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. 214."
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