Incident Date:
January 29, 1974
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: National Liberation Front of Cuba
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Rightist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/29/1974: There was an attempted bombing at the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa. The device used was a book bomb, however the bomb failed to explode. The National Liberation Front of Cuba claimed responsibility for the attack. "
References: 1) RCMP Chronology. p. 6.
2) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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