oct 17, 1970 - Laporte Found Dead
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OCTOBER 17, 1970Laporte Found Dead
Within 48 hours of Trudeau’s invocation of the War Measures Act, more than 250 people are arrested; they include labour leaders, entertainers and intellecturals. In a comminqué sent by the Liberation cell, but not made public until 8 December, the cell announces it is suspending indefinitely the execution of Cross. This is an apparent attempt to encourage the Chénier cell to do the same with Laporte. But at 10:50 p.m., Laporte’s body is found in the trunk of an abandoned car near the Saint-Hubert airport. An autopsy later revelas that he had been strangled.
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oct 17, 1970
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~ 54 years ago