Incident Date:
April 30, 1984 02:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Gilpin, British Columbia Canada
Perpetrators: Sons of Freedom (SOF)
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: 04/30/1984: A British Columbia Telephone Company utility pole was blown off its base by a dynamite bomb. The utility pole also served as a transmission line for the West Kootenay Power and Light Company Ltd. Police stated that the bomb was similar to ones planted in the area in previous years. The pole was held up by cables and neither utility was interrupted. Inquiries into Sons of Freedom (SOF) arson and bombing incidents had just resumed.
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. 297."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 12.
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