Incident Date:
May 02, 1969 22:20
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(Labor Union Related)
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: "05/02/1969: A bomb exploded at the head office of l'Association des constructeurs in Montreal. At that time several thousand construction workers were on the verge of a strike. The bomb went off at about 10:20 p.m., and although it was described as small, it caused considerable damage to the rear of the building. There were no injuries. A second bomb exploded early in the morning near the office of l'Association des constructeurs. It caused considerable damage but no injuries."
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. 263."
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. 58"
3) "Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal.p. 317"
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