Incident Date:
May 25, 1980 04:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Christina Lake, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Train/Train Tracks/ Trolley)
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: "05/25/1980: Two incidents involving a bomb occurred at the Canadian Pacific Railway property, near Christina Lake, B.C. In the first incident, a Canadian Pacific Railway employee found an explosive device, comprising three sticks of dynamite, under a section of track near Birchbank. The device was deactivated. The second incident involved a bombing at 4:00 a.m, when a dynamite charge exploded under a bridge span supporting the Canadian Pacific Railway line. No structural damage was caused. Doukhobor fundamentalist extremists are believed to be responsible."
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. 289."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 8.
3) "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. 93"
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