Incident Date:
May 20, 1963
Incident Successful:
Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
Event Type: Threat
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(North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Related)
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: "05/20/1963: Following the receipt of Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) bomb threats, maximum security precautions were ordered for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ministerial conference in Ottawa. The bomb threats came in the form of typewritten letters over a typed FLQ signature. They warned that hotels housing NATO delegates would be bombed. Extra protection was provided."
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. 352."
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