Incident Date:
September 26, 1980
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: South Slocan, 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- 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: "09/26/1980: A 45-meter high B.C. Hydro microwave tower near the village of South Slocan was bombed. The bomb caused damage estimated upwards of $300,000. Then-President of B.C. Hydro, Mr. Robert Bonner, was the Attorney General of British Columbia when the provincial government ordered to send Doukhobor children to education camps against the wishes of their parents and religious leaders."
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.
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