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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
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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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