Incident Date:
February 03, 1967
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Time Fuse)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Bus (excluding tourist))
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: "02/03/1967: A time bomb left in a brown leather satchel on a transit bus tore through the Calgary Transit System property room in the early hours of the morning. No one was injured in the blast which caused between $2,000 and $3,000 damage. The explosion ripped out the walls of the nine-foot square property room, showering the area with gloves, rubber boots and plaster. Debris was scattered about 40 feet from the blast centre."
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. 368"
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