Incident Date:
September 08, 1968 01:30
Incident Successful: No
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
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- 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: "09/08/1968: A dynamite time bomb failed to detonate after being placed in a garbage can at around 1:30 a.m. behind a strikebound liquor outlet. The device consisted of one ""submarine dynamite stick"", a clock, battery and two jam jars full of gasoline. The device was taped together and wrapped in paper which was ignited before being put into the garbage unit. One of the jars of gas exploded, denting the can and starting a small fire. However, the dynamite stick failed to detonate and damage to the liquor store was negligible. Police found a number of Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) signs at the store, and believed that the bombing was planned by those responsible for three similar bombs which exploded in Montreal on 08/20."
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. 249."
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. 40"
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