Incident Date:
May 26, 1971
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Other Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Business(Entertainment/Cultural/Stadiums/Casinos)
Canadian Target: Yes
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: 05/26/1971: Two youths protesting the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union discharged two smoke bombs at the Montreal Place des Arts where a Soviet group was performing. Leaflets critical of the soviet treatment of Jews were dropped from the balcony. The Jewish Defense League denied responsibility.
References: 1) "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. 73"
2) RWVIC p. 44
7) 2
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