Incident Date:
February 16, 1965
Incident Successful: No
Location: New York United States
Perpetrators: Black Liberation Front
Montreal Separatist Party
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Memorials/Cemeteries/Monuments)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: Yes
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 4 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/16/1965: A plot to blow up the Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, and Washington Monument was foiled by New York patrolmen who, with FBI aid, managed to infiltrate the group. Three New York men, one a member of the Black Liberation Front, were convicted for conspiracy in New York federal court on June 14. A Canadian woman, a member of the Montreal Separatist Party, pleaded guilty and testified for the prosecution. She had driven a dynamite-laden car from Canada. "
References: 1) "Mickolus, Edward F. (1980). Trasnational Terrorism: Chronology of Events, 1968-1979. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 65."
2) "Stewart, J. (1970). Seven Years of Terrorism: The FLQ. Richmond Hill, ON; Simon & Schuster of Canada LTD., p. 18; Fournier, L. (1982). F.L.Q.: Histoire d’un Mouvement Clandestin. Montreal, QC: Quebec/Amerique. P. 92; Morf, G. (1970). Terror in Quebec: Case Studies of the FLQ. Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited. p. 77; McLoughlin, M. (1998). Last Stop, Paris: The Assassination of Marion Bachand and the Death of the FLQ. Toronto, ON: Viking. p.43"
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