Incident Date:
October 14, 1982 22:31
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Groupe Action Directe
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Vehicle)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Business(Industrial/Textiles/Factories)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 10 injuries
Perpetrators: 3 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "10/14/1982: Members of Direct Action bombed Litton Industries' Toronto plant. The plant manufactured parts for the guidance system of U.S. cruise missiles. The bomb, which probably comprised about 500 pounds of dynamite, was packed in a van parked near the plant. The bomb detonated at about 11:31 p.m. Although the bombers tried to warn the plant security officers, the explosion injured ten people, including three police, five plant workers, and two, possibly three, passing motorists. The explosion caused damage estimated at $3.87 million. After the incident, Direct Action sent communiqués to various organizations and media outlets, explaining the motives behind the bombing and apologizing for the injuries caused. Three members of the group were convicted, and received sentences of nine, ten, and twelve years."
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. 187."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 11.
3) GTD 1970-2012 data file
4) RAND
5) "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. 103"
6) "Mickolus, Edward F., Todd Sandler, and Jean M. Murdock. (1989) International Terrorism in the 1980s: A Chronology of Events, Volume I 1980-1983. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. p. 328."
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