Yves Langlois
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Yves Langlois a.k.a. Pierre Seguin was a Canadian
terrorist and member of the Quebec
terrorist group
Front de Libération du Quebec
(FLQ), a group most notably known for the 1970 October crisis
. Langlois is one of the men who kidnapped British Trade Commissioner to Canada James Cross
Langlois was arrested in France
for possession of illegel firearms and was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
People of Canada
Canadians are the people who are identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be genetic, residential, legal, historical, cultural or ethnic...
terrorist and member of the Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
terrorist group
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
Front de Libération du Quebec
Front de libération du Québec
The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
(FLQ), a group most notably known for the 1970 October crisis
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
. Langlois is one of the men who kidnapped British Trade Commissioner to Canada James Cross
James Cross
James Richard Cross, CMG was a British diplomat in Canada who was kidnapped by the Front de libération du Québec terrorist group during the October Crisis of October 1970....
Langlois was arrested in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for possession of illegel firearms and was sentenced to 2 years in prison.