Incident Date:
August 12, 1969 02:39
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, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/12/1969: A very powerful bomb exploded at 2:39 a.m., at the federal National Revenue building. A night watchman alerted police to a suspicious-looking parcel. A policeman had just arrived on the scene when the bomb exploded. A youth was injured by falling glass. The policeman suffered hearing loss. The bomb shattered windows and ruptured water mains. The blast was estimated as being the equivalent of 12 sticks of dynamite but police were uncertain whether gelignite was used or if it was a commercially made explosive primer. Seconds after the blast a poster was found near the entrance to the building: ""Support the National Liberation Struggle of the people of Palestine-Smash U.S. imperialism and Zionism"". The initials ""F.L.Q."" were sprayed on a nearby mailbox. Front de Liberation du Quebec popularly believed responsible."
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. 267."
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. 62"
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