Incident Date:
February 26, 1970
Incident Successful: No
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Rifle/Shotgun)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Diplomatic(Diplomats/Families/Individuals (outside of embassy))
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 2 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "02/26/1970: Police stopped a van with a defective taillight, and arrested the two men inside for the possession of a sawed-off rifle. The men were released on bail and immediately disappeared. A subsequent investigation revealed that the two men were Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) members en route to the residence of the Israeli Consul, who they planned to kidnap. Inside the van, there were tracts claiming responsibility for the kidnapping in the name of the FLQ, as well as a covered wicker basket large enough to hold a man's body, and a list of media phone numbers."
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. 179."
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. 137"
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