Incident Date:
June 28, 1981
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Kootenays, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Religious Figures/Institutions(Affiliated Institutions)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 injuries
Description: "06/28/1981: The third in a wave of three bombings in the Kootenays at the end of June failed. Accounts differ as to whether the incident occurred on 28 or 29 June, at the Doukhobor Cultural Centre near Castlegar, the Doukhobor Community Hall in Castlegar, or Ootechenia hall. Accounts also differ as to whether the weapon used was an explosive device or two incendiary devices."
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. 421"
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