Incident Date:
October 05, 1975
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Mail Bomb)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Unnamed Civilians/Unspecified)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 2 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "10/05/1975: A parcel bomb, sent from Pittsburgh by special delivery, exploded as a man opened it in his Vancouver home. The man was fatally injured and his wife and son seriously injured. Although the parcel had a return address of Greek American Association (Pittsburgh), and the victims were of Greek extraction, police could not ascertain a motive for the attack. Police speculated that the attack might be connected to the victim's job as a store detective."
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. 398"
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