The Montreal Stock Exchange bombing was a domestic terrorist bombing of the Montreal Stock Exchange building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Thursday, February 13, 1969.[1] Perpetrated by the separatist Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), the bombing happened some 40 minutes before the end of trading, injuring 27 people.[2] The blast destroyed a large portion of the trading floor, visitor gallery,[1] and the building's northeast wall,[3] causing nearly $1 million worth of property damage.[4]
| Montreal Stock Exchange bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Quebec sovereignty movement | |
 Exterior of the former Montreal Stock Exchange building | |
| Location | Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′12.3″N 73°33′23.3″W / 45.503417°N 73.556472°W |
| Date | February 13, 1969 15:20 EST (UTC-05:00) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | None |
| Injured | 27 |
| Perpetrators | Front de libération du Québec |
The attack was one of the FLQ's biggest in its bombing campaign, and was the culmination before the October Crisis of 1970.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "This day in Montreal: Wilbert Coffin's execution, FLQ bombing - CBC News".
- ^ "Bomb Explodes in Montreal Stock Exchange, Wounding Many". The New York Times.
- ^ "MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE BOMBING - 1969 - Stock Footage". www.efootage.com.
- ^ Palmer, Bryan D. (26 July 2018). Canada's 1960s: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802099549 – via Google Books.
- ^ "What Was the October Crisis?". worldatlas.com.
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