Incident Date:
September 25, 1968
Incident Successful: No
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(Memorials/Cemeteries/Monuments)
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: "09/25/1968: A bomb was found at the base of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Dominion Square. It consisted of two sticks of dynamite connected to a clock apparatus, contained in a cardboard box wrapped in brown shopping paper. It was set to explode at either 12:30 p.m. or 12:30 a.m. The bomb was of the same type as bombs aimed at a liquor store and a Societe des alcooIs du Quebec (SAQ) executive's car on 20 August 1968. The bomb was dismantled."
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. 250."
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. 45"
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