Incident Date:
August 07, 2011
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Tibu Colombia
Perpetrators: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Utilities(Oil refinery/upgrader)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/07/2011: Assailants detonated explosives at a Canadian oil facility in La Silla, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no injuries; however, the attack resulted in damage to the facility. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible."
References: 1) WITS
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