What the records say
- 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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- Wikidata: terrorist attacks outside GTD’s yearsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “King David Hotel bombing: The Irgun bombs the King David Hotel (headquarters of the British civil and military administration) in Jerusalem, killing 90.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Взрыв в гостинице "Царь Давид"”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “大衛王酒店爆炸案,耶路撒冷的英国办事处被炸毁,90人遇难。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “キング・デイヴィッド・ホテル爆破事件発生”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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