Incident Date:
June 24, 1970 01:25
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, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "06/24/1970: An explosion occurred at approximately 1:25 a.m. at the Youville postal station at 300 Cremazie Boulevard. There was minimal damage, only three or four windows being broken. A very small charge of dynamite was used, and was detonated with a fuse. The charge had been dropped down a window at the rear of the postal station. A Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) communique claimed responsibility, stating that the bombing was a protest against the ruling of mail truck drivers in a postal dispute."
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. 275."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 2.
3) "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. 70"
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