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Thomas "Tommy" Bernard Clark Brigham〔Leger, Kathryn. Canadian Press, "Meeting with a stranger sheds light on 'Pope' letter, September 5, 1984〕 (d. February 14, 1993) was an elderly American war veteran〔Globe and Mail, "(Brigham described fatal bomb design, prisoner testifies )" January 11, 1985〕 convicted of planting a bomb in Central Station in Montreal, Canada on September 3, 1984, killing three French tourists and injuring 30–47 other people.〔New York Times "(American Held as Witness in Montreal Bombing )", September 5, 1984〕 He was widely believed to be protesting Pope John Paul II's impending visit to Canada later that week,〔Martin, Lawrence. Globe and Mail, "(QUEBEC Crime, tragedy cast a pall )", January 3, 1985〕 although he said that he had nothing against the Pope because was "going to be our ambassador against the Communists".〔 == Life == A native of Rochester, New York who had served as an Army Air Forces navigator who flew 24 missions during the Second World War,〔〔 and claimed his bomber was shot down over Germany on April 29, 1944, leaving him in a prisoner of war camp with minor injuries.〔 His son Paul, a priest in St. Louis, later explained that his father became mentally disturbed but was not violent.〔Rather, Dan and Renee Ferguson. CBS Evening News, (September 4, 1984, from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive )〕 Brigham was committed to American mental institutions four times, having had delusions believing he was Jesus.〔〔Globe and Mail, "(Brigham probed by Immigration )", May 9, 1985〕 He was also under surveillance by the Secret Service after it was determined that he was stalking President Ronald Reagan.〔 A divorced father of 11 children,〔Globe and Mail, "(Man convicted again in rail station deaths )" February 8, 1989〕 Brigham lived in Ohio and Boston before moving to Montreal in April 1984, after spending a great amount of time in the city.〔〔 He was detained a year before the bombings by Constable Norman Veskels, who was suspicious to see him wandering the streets of Montreal in the middle of the night. He was released once it was determined he was not up to any trouble.〔 Brigham lived in the ''Princess Lodge'' rooming house four blocks from Central Station, and would spend his days drinking coffee and watching the trains pull into the station.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Bernard Brigham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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