Incident Date:
April 15, 1983 00:30
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Groupe Action Directe
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Blunt Object)
Organization Type: Leftist,
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: "04/15/1983: A Molotov cocktail was thrown into the alley behind the Canadian Grenadier Guards armoury at around 12:30 a.m. The blast caused an estimated $2,000 damage to the armoury and broke the windows of nearby homes. This attack was similar to ones occurring in March and claimed by Groupe Action Directe."
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. 296."
2) RCMP Chronology. p. 11.
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. 106"
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