oct 5, 1970 - Kidnapping of James Cross — October Crisis Begins
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OCTOBER 05, 1970Kidnapping of James Cross — October Crisis Begins
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British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped from his home in Montreal by three armed men, one disguised as a deliveryman, shortly after 8 a.m. Ransom notes received by police that afternoon identify the kidnappers as the Liberation cell of the FLQ. (The members of the Liberation cell are husband and wife Jacques Cossette-Trudel and Louise Lanctôt, her brother Jacques Lanctôt, as well as Marc Carbonneau, Nigel Barry Hamer and Yves Langlois.) In exchange for the release of Cross, the cell issues seven demands, including the release of 23 FLQ “political prisoners,” $500,000, the broadcast and publication of the FLQ manifesto, and safe passage to Cuba or Algeria.
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oct 5, 1970
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~ 55 years ago