Kiryat Shmona massacre

Kiryat Shmona massacre
Part of Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon
The apartment building in the aftermath of the attack
Kiryat Shmona massacre is located in Northeast Israel
Kiryat Shmona massacre
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בקריית שמונה
LocationKiryat Shmona, Israel
Coordinates33°12′56″N 35°34′04″E / 33.21556°N 35.56778°E / 33.21556; 35.56778
Date11 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-11)
Attack type
Shooting spree
Deaths18 Israelis, including 8 children (+ 3 attackers)
Injured16 Israelis
PerpetratorPFLP-GC claimed responsibility
No. of participants
3

The Kiryat Shmona massacre[1] was an attack by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command on civilians in Kiryat Shmona, Israel during the Jewish holiday of Passover on 11 April 1974. Eighteen people were killed, 8 of them children, and 16 people were wounded.

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