Incident Date:
May 01, 1965 01:00
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- Diplomatic(Embassies/Consulates)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 2 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "05/01/1965: At approximately 1:00 a.m., the United States Consulate buildings on McGregor were bombed. An eye-witness saw two men drive up to the building; one got out and placed a parcel between the two buildings. The bomb, consisting of nearly 12 sticks of dynamite, caused heavy damage to an elevated, enclosed passageway connecting the two buildings; the cost was estimated at $10,000. No one was injured. An ""FLQ"" signature was left and the event coincided with a demonstration protesting the Vietnam War. A month earlier the Consul General had received an anonymous call warning that the building would be blown up; the call related to the United States' policy toward Vietnam. Note: The Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) often used popular protest movements (such as demonstrations against the Vietnam War) as a forum for violence."
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. 30"
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