Incident Date:
September 19, 1969
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
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: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "09/19/1969: A Molotov cocktail, consisting of a beer bottle filled with gas, was thrown through the window of a north end post office. The firebomb bounced off a counter and burned itself out on the floor, causing little damage and no injuries. There was considerable unrest in Montreal at the time, with a language dispute in Saint-Leonard and Montreal police and firemen threatening an illegal strike."
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. 381"
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