Incident Date:
September 13, 1980
Incident Successful: No
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
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- Military(Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Check Post)
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: "09/13/1980: Three fire-bombs were found at the Royal Montreal Regiment armoury and were defused by police. Police suspected a link between this and another incident at the Black Watch and a letter, postmarked 8 September and signed G.P. (possibly Gens du pays), which was sent to United Press Canada's Montreal office. The letter claimed responsibility for a series of attacks which they said occurred but were never reported. The bombs comprised naptha gas and home made detonators. A fire bomb was found at the Black Watch armoury and was defused by police. Police believed this attempt was related to an attack on the Royal Montreal Regiment armoury which occurred on the same day."
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. 295."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 8.
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. 94"
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