oct 11, 1970 - Tensions Intensify
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OCTOBER 11, 1970Tensions Intensify
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Elected officials in Quebec flood the police with requests for protection. Robert Lemieux, a lawyer representing the FLQ, is arrested. The Chénier cell (Paul and Jacques Rose, Bernard Lortie and Francis Simard) strikes a more militant tone in its communiqué than the Liberation cell; it threatens to kill Laporte unless all seven FLQ demands are met by 10 p.m. It also releases two letters written by Laporte — one to his wife and one to Premier Bourassa. Shortly before 10 p.m., Bourassa announces on the radio that he will not meet the FLQ’s demands but that he is open to further negotiations. The Chénier cell postpones Laporte’s execution.
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oct 11, 1970
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~ 54 years ago