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Montreal Stock Exchange bombing

Coordinates: 45°30′12.3″N 73°33′23.3″W / 45.503417°N 73.556472°W / 45.503417; -73.556472
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Montreal Stock Exchange bombing
Part of Quebec sovereignty movement
Exterior of the former Montreal Stock Exchange building
LocationMontreal Stock Exchange
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°30′12.3″N 73°33′23.3″W / 45.503417°N 73.556472°W / 45.503417; -73.556472
DateFebruary 13, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-02-13)
15:20 EST (UTC-05:00)
Attack type
Bombing
DeathsNone
Injured27
PerpetratorsFront de libération du Québec

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "This day in Montreal: Wilbert Coffin's execution, FLQ bombing - CBC News".
  2. ^ "Bomb Explodes in Montreal Stock Exchange, Wounding Many". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE BOMBING - 1969 - Stock Footage". www.efootage.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "What Was the October Crisis?". worldatlas.com.