Incident Date:
November 01, 1971
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Saint Johns, New Brunswick 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- Police(Prisons/Jails)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "11/01/1971: A bomb exploded at the Saint John county jail in St. Johns, New Brunswick. Wall of the jail was heavily damaged and windows of the jail were shattered. Tore off a door leading to the storage room and steps leading to the mezzanine. Window in one of the cars was blown out and in another the window was cracked. Shattered windows in buildings for more than a block away. Shattered windows in nearby county courthouse. Guard and prisoner from the jail suffered cuts and lacerations. No one claimed responsibility. Two men were held in custody for questioning."
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. 390"
2) "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. 80"
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