Incident Date:
February 11, 1969 21:55
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- Military(Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Check Post)
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: "02/11/1969: A bomb exploded at 9:55 p.m. in the doorway of Le Regiment de Maisonneuve armoury in downtown Montreal (The same armoury had been attacked in March 1963). The bomb comprised six sticks of dynamite and one of Pento-mex, and it demolished the armoury door and shattered many show windows in an adjacent shopping complex. The guard spotted a suspicious-looking package near the door and was inside the armoury when it detonated, but was only slightly injured. A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) network claimed responsibility, and an FLQ member later pleaded guilty."
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. 261."
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. 57"
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