Terrorist attack

King David Hotel bombing

22 Jul 1946 · 31.77° N, 35.22° E

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When
22 Jul 1946
Kind
Terrorist attack
Killed
91
Coordinates
31.77° N, 35.22° E
Wounded
45

King David Hotel bombing

1946 terrorist attack in Jerusalem

The British administrative headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, housed in the southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, were bombed in a terrorist attack on 22 July 1946, by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization Irgun during the Jewish insurgency. 91 people of various nationalities were killed, including Arabs, Britons and Jews, and 46 were injured.

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