Incident Date:
January 21, 1969 14:15
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- Private Citizens & Property(Labor Union Related)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 2 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "01/21/1969: Two Montreal police officers checking reports of a bomb were injured when a powerful blast rocked the headquarters of la Federation Canadienne des Associations Independantes, The bomb had been left in a plastic bag at the door. The explosion came shortly after 2:15 p.m. on the second floor level of a three-storey brick building. The bomb comprised a clock and at least four sticks of dynamite. It caused damage in excess of $100,000; it smashed a gaping hole in the building's west wall, twisted steel, cut doors in half, and blew bay windows into the street. There had been bomb threats at the headquarters before. A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) network claimed responsibility for the attack, which was unusual in that it occurred in the daytime."
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. 259."
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. 56"
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