The Chénier Cell, also known as the South Shore Gang, was a Montreal-based Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) cell responsible for the bombing, armed robbery and kidnapping that led to the October Crisis in 1970.
Background
The Chénier Cell was named after the Lower Canada Rebellion patriote movement leader Jean-Olivier Chénier.
On October 8, 1970, the FLQ Manifesto was broadcast by CBC/Radio-Canada as one of the many demands required for the release of James Cross. The manifesto criticised big business, the Catholic Church, René Lévesque, Robert Bourassa and declared Pierre Trudeau "a queer".