What the records say
- When
- 7 Oct 1969
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 56.00° N, 109.00° W
- Description
- Social breakdown event in the 1960s
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Murray-Hill riot
1969 riot in Montreal, Quebec
The Murray-Hill riot, also known as Montreal's night of terror, occurred during 16 hours of unrest in Montreal, Quebec when the city's police went on strike on 7 October 1969. Many stores were damaged and looted; 100 arrested. Sûreté du Québec Corporal Robert Dumas was killed during a violent confrontation between the Murray-Hill taxi company and angry Francophone taxi drivers and their supporters.
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