Incident Date:
January 18, 1986
Incident Successful: No
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Airports & Aircraft(Airport)
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: "01/18/1986: Canadian authorities say a Libyan in Ottawa reportedly received $80,000 to place a bomb on an airliner en route to Washington, D.C. during the weekend of January 18-20. An unidentified security official in Ottawa told the press that an attempt had been made to buy an airport security badge earlier in the week. Flights in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal were delayed while crews searched baggage and aircraft."
References: 1) RAND
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