Incident Date:
January 27, 1981
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: El Salvador Liberation Movement
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Other Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
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: 01/27/1981: A smoke bomb was thrown through front door of U.S. Consulate in Vancouver. Minor damage was caused and no injuries were suffered as a result of the explosion. Two other smoke bombs were found in the building. A note at the scene linked the incident with American involvement in the El Salvador conflict.
References: 1) RCMP Chronology. p. 9.
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. 96"
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