Incident Date:
November 20, 1969 21:03
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- Educational Institution(Schools/Universities/Educational Buildings)
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: "11/20/1969: A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLO) cell set off a powerful explosion at the college’s arts and communications F.X. Bryan Building at Loyola College. The time bomb was placed at the bottom of the stairwell, and exploded at 9:03 p.m. - about 20 minutes after police were tipped off by telephone that three bombs were set to go off inside the modem three-story structure. Two other bombs were not found. The explosion caused $150,000 damage to Loyola College. No injuries occurred as a result of the explosion. An FLQ communiqué claimed responsibility for the incident. The communiqué discussed the struggle for French unilingualism. "
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. 268."
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. 63"
3) "Laurendeau, M. (1990). Les Quebecois Violent. Montreal, QC: Boreal.p. 318"
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