Zion Square refrigerator bombing

Zion Square refrigerator bombing
Kikar Zion
The attack site
Native nameפיגוע מקרר התופת בכיכר ציון
LocationJerusalem
Coordinates31°46′55″N 35°13′10″E / 31.78194°N 35.21944°E / 31.78194; 35.21944
DateJuly 4, 1975 (1975-07-04)
c. 10:00 am
Attack type
Bombing
Weapon5 kilograms (11 lb) explosive device
Deaths15 Israeli civilians
Injured60 Israeli civilians
PerpetratorsPLO claimed responsibility
AssailantAhmed Jabara

The Zion Square refrigerator bombing was a terrorist attack carried out in Zion Square, Jerusalem on July 4, 1975. A Palestinian exploded a booby-trapped refrigerator which contained 5 kilograms (11 lb) of explosives inside an appliance store, killing 15 civilians and wounding 77.