Incident Date:
April 07, 1985
Incident Successful:
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Threat
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: Yes
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Subway)
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: "04/07/1985: An anonymous caller to ""Le Journal de Montreal"" warned of an explosion that would take place on the subway system between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. on 04/09/1985. The caller did not claim to represent any organization or make any demands. Someone later called the paper, claiming to have made the call; he stated that he had been drunk and apologized."
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. 437."
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