Incident Date:
July 24, 1980
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Croatian Nationalists
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- Tourists(Tourism Travel Agency)
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: "07/24/1980: A bomb exploded in the early morning in front of a Serbian-owned travel agency on 51 Bloor St. West, Toronto. The bomb was dropped in front of the agency window, causing much of the blast to blow into the street. A bomb exploded at a travel agency in Toronto owned by a Serbian. The explosion did not cause any injuries. The explosion was believed to have been caused by Croatian nationalists. "
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. 416"
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. 94"
3) RWVIC p. 123
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