Incident Date:
May 10, 1983 15:00
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators: Groupe Action Directe
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Leftist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Telecommunication(Telephone/Telegraph)
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: "05/10/1983: A small bomb exploded shortly after 3 p.m., blowing the cover off a Bell Canada connecting box on Mont Royal Ave West. The bomb, comprising an aerosol can and a flashlight battery, caused about $150 damage, but did not disrupt telephone service. No one claimed responsibility for the blast, but police speculated that it might have been linked to recent firebomb attacks on Montreal armouries by Friction directe. According to RCMP Chronology database, Groupe Action Directe claimed responsibility for the attack. "
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. 12.
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