Proper noun
FLQ
(historical) Initialism of Front de libération du Québec.
After the demands were denied, Pierre Laporte was immediately killed by the FLQ (although it is still not known how the FLQ knew of the decision so quickly). Source: Internet
By 1971, the Montreal Police antiterrorist unit had highly placed informants within the FLQ organization, and on October 4 and 5 1971, the first anniversary of the October Crisis, the Montreal Police arrested four FLQ members. Source: Internet
Decline Police deterrence and flagging public support contributed to the decline of the FLQ. Source: Internet
By August 1966, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had arrested many FLQ members. Source: Internet
By December 29, 1970, police had arrested 453 persons with suspected ties to the FLQ. Source: Internet
In justifying his decision he described the FLQ as a "shock group" whose continued activities would only play into the hands of the forces of repression against which they were no match. Source: Internet