Incident Date:
February 27, 1968
Incident Successful: No
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- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
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: "02/27/1968: A bomb was discovered when a mailman opened a mail deposit box at the corner of Simcoe Ave. and Graham Boulevard. This was close to a strike-bound Seven Up plant where Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) members were participating in a violent labour demonstration. It was described as a small, but lethal device. The device was dismantled. A note attached to the bomb carried the letters ""FLQ"". The bomb was near the scene of a demonstration of more than 2,000 unionists and students who set fire to protective plywood panels over the windows of the Seven-up plant in Mt. Royal. Six people were reportedly arrested and dozens injured although not seriously."
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. 247."
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. 38"
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