Incident Date:
July 27, 1967 23:40
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 Recruiting Station/Academy)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 5 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "07/27/1967: At 11:40 p.m. a bomb consisting of ten sticks of dynamite, placed in a shoe box, exploded in a wooden refuse box behind the Canadian Army Recruiting Centre on Sherbrooke St. West. The explosion killed the night watchman, who became the first victim of the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ). About an hour before the incident an anonymous caller told the Canadian Press that the FLQ's ""Operation Jean Lesage"" was continuing as announced, and the slogan ""Vive Ie Quebec Libre"" was scrawled on a telephone booth near the site of the accident. An FLQ statement claimed responsibility, but argued that the watchman's death was ""an untoward accident."" Apparently the bombers had initially targeted a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Dominion Square, but were deterred by the presence of too many people. Five members of the FLQ were sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to 12 years for the bombing."
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. 229."
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