Incident Date:
May 20, 1963 09:03
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 Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Check Post)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/20/1963: The Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) set off its most powerful bomb to date, consisting of 75 sticks of dynamite, to mark Victoria Day. The bomb exploded at around 9:03 a.m. against the armoury of the 22nd Technical Regiment, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers on Saint-Gregoire St. The dynamite charge was placed beneath one of four cars parked on the lot. Chunks of masonry were hurled more than 50 yards, a tire from one of the cars was found 150 feet away and windows were shattered. Extensive damage was caused but there were no injuries. The FLQ named this ""Operation Chenier,"" in honour of one of the leaders of the 1837 rebellion. Originally, the four FLQ members involved had intended to bomb a bridge between Ottawa and Hull, but were deterred by a policeman's questioning, and returned to Montreal. A member of the FLQ was sentenced to a five-year prison term for this offence, to be served concurrently with other sentences, and another member received a ten-year sentence on this and other counts."
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. 234."
2) "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. 25"
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