Event CategoryIncident
Event GroupConflict
Event SubgroupTerrorist
Event TypeKidnapping / Murder
PlaceMontreal QC
Event Start DateOctober 5, 1970
Event End DateOctober 5, 1970
CommentsMontreal QC, October 5, 1970. British commercial attaché James Cross was kidnapped by the FLQ (Front de libération de Québec); encouraged by their success, the FLQ then kidnapped Québec Minister of Labour and Acting Premier Pierre Laporte on Oct. 10,1970; Laporte was murdered on Oct. 17,1970; in response, the federal government implemented the War Measures Act; Cross was held for 59 days and then released after negotiations which resulted in his kidnappers being allowed to leave the country.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0