James Cross
James Richard "Jasper" Cross, CMG (29 September 1921 – 6 January 2021) was a British former diplomat in Canada. He was kidnapped by Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) militants during the October Crisis of October 1970.[1]
On 5 October 1970, Cross was abducted at gunpoint from his British diplomatic residence at 1297 Redpath Crescent, in the Golden Square Mile district of Montreal, and held as a hostage for two months as the FLQ made a series of demands to the Quebec government.[2] He was released on December 3 in exchange for safe passage for his abductors to Cuba.
Cross died on 6 January 2021 from COVID-19. He was 99.[3][4]
References
- ↑ The October Crisis. HISTOR!CA. Retrieved 5 Oct 2010.
- ↑ "Canadian Kidnappings: 1970 Year in Review, UPI.com". Retrieved 5 Oct 2010.
- ↑ Ross, Selena (20 January 2021). "James Cross, British commissioner kidnapped during October Crisis, has died at 99: report". CTV News. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Montpetit, Jonathan (20 January 2021). "James Cross, British diplomat who survived FLQ kidnapping, dead at 99". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2021.