Incident Date:
December 13, 1968
Incident Successful: Yes
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- Private Citizens & Property(Houses/Apartments/Residence)
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: 12/13/1968: A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) bomb shattered a two-storey side porch at the home of the President of Murray Hill Limousine Service in Westmount. There were no injuries but damage was extensive. Another bomb placed by the same network in Westmount exploded almost simultaneously. The cell leader later pleaded guilty for this bombing.
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. 256."
2) "Stewart, J. (1970). Seven Years of Terrorism: The FLQ. Richmond Hill, ON; Simon & Schuster of Canada LTD., p. 45;Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal. p.316 "
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