Incident Date:
August 09, 1964 03:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Cuban Nationalist Movement (anti-Castro)
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Rightist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Maritime (includes ports and maritime facilities)(Commercial Maritime)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/09/1964: A bomb exploded near the bow of a Cuban ship, the ""Maria Teresa,"" berthed in Montreal harbour. The bomb, which exploded around 3:00 a.m., caused no injuries and did little damage to the ship but broke a window in nearby shed. A few hours later the Cuban Nationalist Organization, an anti-Castro group based in New York, claimed responsibility. Sometime before the explosion the RCMP received an anonymous warning that a Cuban ship would be damaged in Montreal; security was increased as a result."
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. 171."
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. 29"
3) RWVIC p. 10
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