Incident Date:
June 23, 1985
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Tokyo Japan
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- Airports & Aircraft(Airport)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: Yes
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 4 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "06/23/1985: A bomb hidden in a stereo tuner placed in a bag checked onto a Canadian Pacific Air flight in Vancouver exploded at Tokyo's Narita Airport. The blast killed two and injured four airport workers. On 05/10/1991, a former British Columbia resident, Inderjit Singh Reyat, was convicted on two counts of manslaughter and on charges of acquiring, possessing, and using explosive charges. On 06/10/1991, he was sentenced to ten years on each of two manslaughter charges and three years on each of the four related explosives charges. The sentences will be served concurrently. "
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. 437."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 13.
3) RAND
4) "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. 176"
5) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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