Incident Date:
February 25, 1969 17:00
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- Government(Government Buildings/Facilities)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 1 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/25/1969: A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) bomb exploded in the basement library of the Queen's Printer Book Shop, official distributor of federal government documents, causing considerable damage. The blast occurred a few minutes before the 5:00 p.m. closing time. An anonymous telephone call was made to a French-language radio station advising them of the bomb. Police responding to the call had just arrived when the bomb detonated. No one was injured by the bomb which was described as a small one. An FLQ member pleaded guilty to this offence"
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. 262."
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"
3) "Morf, G. (1970). Terror in Quebec: Case Studies of the FLQ. Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited.. p. 137; Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal.p. 317"
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