Incident Date:
January 28, 1965 03:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Military(Air)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/28/1965: Early morning explosions destroyed two United States F-84 Air Force jets being overhauled by Northwest Industries, an Edmonton company, and damaged a third; a fourth was rigged with dynamite which had not been detonated. This was a type of plane that was used in the Vietnam War. Twelve sticks were used in the three jets that were bombed, and an additional 180-200 sticks were found in a car abandoned near the industrial airport. A security guard, who was tied by the perpetrators, escaped and was shot and killed as he tried to raise the alarm (probably shortly after 3 a.m.). The planes were valued at about $750,000 each."
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. 30"
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. 171."
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