Incident Date:
April 20, 1963
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Military(Military Recruiting Station/Academy)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/20/1963: An FLQ bomb exploded at the Canadian army recruiting center in Montreal. Wilfred Vincent O'Neill, the night watchman, was killed. FLQ claimed responsibility."
References: 1) "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. 23"
2) "Stewart, J. (1970). Seven Years of Terrorism: The FLQ. Richmond Hill, ON; Simon & Schuster of Canada LTD., p. 11; Morf, G. (1970). Terror in Quebec: Case Studies of the FLQ. Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited., pg. 5"
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