Yves Langlois
Yves Langlois (born 1947[1]) a.k.a. Pierre Seguin was a Canadian terrorist and member of the Quebec terrorist group Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), the group responsible for the 1970 October crisis.[2][3] Langlois is one of the men who kidnapped British Trade Commissioner to Canada James Cross.[4][5] Langlois also helped in the kidnapping and killing of Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Laporte who was another victim in the kidnappings.[6][7]
Langlois was arrested in France for possession of illegal firearms and was sentenced to 2 years in prison.[8]
He returned to Canada in 1982 after 11 years of voluntary exile in Cuba and France.[9]
References
- ↑ Yves Langlois definition Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ Yves Langlois - WordIQ Retrieved April 17, 2011
- ↑ Famous Canadian Criminals Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2011
- ↑ Quebec terrorists kidnap trade commissioner Retrieved April 08 2011
- ↑ October crisis Archived October 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ↑ Pierre Laporte
- ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/flq-terrorist-convicted-of-killing-cabinet-minister-pierre-laporte-has-died/article22466196/
- ↑ Yves Langlois Retrieved April 18, 2011
- ↑ "Yves Langlois, the last of five Front de Liberation..." UPI.
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