Incident Date:
January 23, 1977
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Abbotsford, 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- Utilities(Electrical transformers/substations/ power lines)
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: "01/23/1977: For three consecutive nights, explosions shook residences in an area covering about 150 square miles in B.C. The first blast occurred at about 10:00 p.m. on Sunday 23 January. A charge was placed on a concrete base near an oil circuit breaker at a B.C. Hydro substation in Abbotsford. The concrete was cracked, the circuit breaker was damaged, and some steel braces were distorted. Another blast occurred at 6:15 p.m., on 24 January in the vicinity of the main power lines between Gladwin and Clearbrook Road. The third explosion occurred on 25 January in an area further north than the other two. In October, Kelowna RCMP were puzzled by a series of mystery explosions in remote areas that also seemed motiveless."
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. 403"
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