Nigel Barry Hamer was a British-born Canadian terrorist, kidnapper, and school teacher who was a key member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). He was a student at McGill University when he joined the Liberation Cell of the terrorist group and participated in the October Crisis of 1970. He actively participated in the hostage-taking of the British Trade Commissioner James Cross and was among those who guarded Cross at a secret location in Montreal. In the Keable Commission Inquiry, many raised questions as to why Hamer was not apprehended sooner, as law officials allegedly knew of his whereabouts and failed to question him as a suspect related to the crime. Following his involvement in the FLQ, Hamer returned to private life and has not given any interviews concerning his role as t
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| - Nigel Barry Hamer was a British-born Canadian terrorist, kidnapper, and school teacher who was a key member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). He was a student at McGill University when he joined the Liberation Cell of the terrorist group and participated in the October Crisis of 1970. He actively participated in the hostage-taking of the British Trade Commissioner James Cross and was among those who guarded Cross at a secret location in Montreal. In the Keable Commission Inquiry, many raised questions as to why Hamer was not apprehended sooner, as law officials allegedly knew of his whereabouts and failed to question him as a suspect related to the crime. Following his involvement in the FLQ, Hamer returned to private life and has not given any interviews concerning his role as t (en)
- Nigel Hamer, né en 1949 ou en 1950, est le sixième membre de la cellule Libération, et ensuite de la Cellule d'information Viger, durant la Crise d'Octobre de 1970. Il vient alors de terminer ses études d'ingénieur à l'Université McGill. Il est un des ravisseurs de James Richard Cross. En 1971, il épouse Solange Tremblay, de qui il aura deux enfants. C'est lors de la commission Duchaîne que des soupçons sont posés contre lui. Capturé en 1980, il purge une sentence de prison de quelques mois pour son implication. Il est professeur d'informatique au Cégep Saint-Laurent, puis à partir de 1983 à l'Université. (fr)
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| - Nigel Hamer, né en 1949 ou en 1950, est le sixième membre de la cellule Libération, et ensuite de la Cellule d'information Viger, durant la Crise d'Octobre de 1970. Il vient alors de terminer ses études d'ingénieur à l'Université McGill. Il est un des ravisseurs de James Richard Cross. En 1971, il épouse Solange Tremblay, de qui il aura deux enfants. C'est lors de la commission Duchaîne que des soupçons sont posés contre lui. Capturé en 1980, il purge une sentence de prison de quelques mois pour son implication. Il est professeur d'informatique au Cégep Saint-Laurent, puis à partir de 1983 à l'Université. Il a milité dans différentes associations de gauche dans les années 1970 : l'APLQ, le syndicat du taxi et la Ligue communiste du Canada. (fr)
- Nigel Barry Hamer was a British-born Canadian terrorist, kidnapper, and school teacher who was a key member of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). He was a student at McGill University when he joined the Liberation Cell of the terrorist group and participated in the October Crisis of 1970. He actively participated in the hostage-taking of the British Trade Commissioner James Cross and was among those who guarded Cross at a secret location in Montreal. In the Keable Commission Inquiry, many raised questions as to why Hamer was not apprehended sooner, as law officials allegedly knew of his whereabouts and failed to question him as a suspect related to the crime. Following his involvement in the FLQ, Hamer returned to private life and has not given any interviews concerning his role as the sole anglophone in the Québécois liberation group. (en)
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