Incident Date:
November 17, 1968 01:35
Incident Successful: Yes
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- Business(Industrial/Textiles/Factories)
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: "11/17/1968: A time bomb rocked a West end structural steel manufacturing plant, smashing windows and cracking the building's concrete foundation. Serious property damage occurred but there were no injuries. The device exploded around 1:35 a.m, It had been placed against the outer wall of Standard Structural Steel Ltd. Pieces of a timing device were located. This attack was similar to other bombings against strike-bound steel plants."
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. 254."
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. 50"
3) "Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal. p.316 "
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