1974 Beit She'an attack
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Not to be confused with 2002 Beit She'an attack.
The 1974 Beit She'an attack, which took place during 19 November 1974, was a raid by a squad of three Palestinian militants, belonging to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine militant organization, on the Israeli city of Beit She'an.
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Native name | הפיגוע בבית שאן (1974) |
Location | Beit She'an, Israel |
Date | 19 November 1974; 49 years ago (1974-11-19) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, kidnapping |
Weapons | AK-47 rifles, grenades, bombs and axes |
Deaths | 4 Israeli civilians (+3 Palestinian attackers) |
Injured | 20+ Israeli civilians |
Perpetrator | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
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Four civilians were killed during the event and more than 20 civilians were injured.[1] The three attackers were killed by responding Israeli special forces. The incident became notorious after an enraged mob of Israeli civilians that the army and police failed to control burned the bodies of the militants.