Tragedy in Jerusalem

Series

Series Name: World Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

275

Date Released

12 Aug 1946

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

The King David Hotel, Jerusalem, after it had been blown up by Irgun zvei Leumi, the Jewish Terrorist Organization. Clearing the wreckage. The High Commissioner of Palestine, Sir Andrew [sic] Cunningham, accompanied by Keith [sic] Shaw, flies out from London to see the situation for himself. British troops clear up the rubble and search for bodies of the victims. At Ramleh, thirteen British soldiers killed in the explosion, are buried.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Terrorism; War damage; Military; Funerals

Credits:

Commentator: Sergeant Fitchen

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