Incident Date:
December 14, 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- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Bus (excluding tourist))
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: "12/14/1968: As a result of an anonymous call, a time bomb, comprising six sticks of dynamite, two pounds of forcite, and a clock, was found under a parked bus at a terminal in Saint-Hubert (Chambly Transport). There was a strike on against the company. Two other attacks against the same company occurred on that same day; all three bombs were identical. The bomb was detonated by army bomb disposal personnel at around 5:00 p.m. "
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. 257."
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. 53"
3) "Morf, G. (1970). Terror in Quebec: Case Studies of the FLQ. Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited.. p. 133; Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal.p. 316"
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