Incident Date:
November 14, 1970 00:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Laval, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ)
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
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: "11/14/1970: A Molotov cocktail was thrown through a window of the Laval city hall between midnight and 1:00 a.m, It was apparently aimed at the Laval Mayor. Responsibility was claimed on behalf of two Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) cells."
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. 278."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 3.
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