Incident Date:
September 04, 1970
Incident Successful: No
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
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: "09/04/1970: A staff member found a paper bag, containing several sticks of dynamite and a fuse, but no timer, in a brown paper bag on the top floor of the administration building at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The building was evacuated for two hours. Three bombs exploded on the campus within a four-week period early in 1970 (in the mathematics building, Brock Hall, and the office of a geography professor)."
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. 383"
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