Incident Date:
September 19, 1967 19:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Time Fuse)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Private Citizens & Property(Public Areas (e.g., Public garden, parking lot, garage, beach, public buildings, camps))
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/19/1967: Shortly after 7:00 p.m. a bomb wrapped in a brown paper sack, and placed in an Expo 67 flight bag, was discovered under a Centennial caravan in south shore Greenfield Park. The bomb consisted of a battery and an empty propane gas cylinder taped to an alarm clock. The device was removed from the area and exploded with a plastic charge. The Centennial caravan promoted Canada's 100th birthday. This was the second incident of its kind in Greenfield Park in two months."
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. 370."
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