Incident Date:
June 14, 1968
Incident Successful: No
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Assassination
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Handgun)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Head of State)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 06/14/1968: A self-proclaimed separatist was arrested six weeks after escaping police custody. Police found a revolver in his possession which he claimed at his trial was to be used in an assassination attempt against Prime Minister Trudeau during the 24 June St. Jean Baptiste parade. He was sentenced to five years for escaping police custody and an additional five years for illegal possession of a firearm.
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. 372."
Attached Files: