Incident Date:
May 09, 1983
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Groupe Action Directe
Event Type: Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Weapon Type(s): Incendiary (Arson/Fire)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Government(Politicians/Political Parties/Political Movements/Political Party Meetings/Rallies)
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: "05/09/1983: A fire was set in Liberal Member of Parliament Jean Claude Malepart’s office, in the east end St. Marie riding. Explosives were also left in several other locations around Montreal and the suburbs. Group Action Directe claimed responsibility for the incident."
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. 171"
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