1984 Jaffa Road attack

yes 1984 terrorist attack 1984 Jaffa Road attack Jerusalem 28 February 1984 Grenade attacks 0 21 DFLP and Abu Nidal, supported by PLO On 28 February 1984, two hand grenades exploded outside a clothing store on Jaffa Road, a busy commercial street in Jerusalem, injuring 21 people.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/02/29/21-hurt-in-grenade-explosions-outside-a-store-in-jerusalem/1a2193e3-cc47-4930-9806-86658e6edaff/ 21 Hurt in Grenade Explosions Outside a Store in Jerusalem 29 February 1984 The Washington Posthttps://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/29/world/21-people-wounded-by-2-hand-grenades-on-jerusalem-street.html 21 PEOPLE WOUNDED BY 2 HAND GRENADES ON JERUSALEM STREET 29 February 1984 The New York Timeshttps://www.jta.org/archive/21-people-injured-in-qrenade-blast 21 People Injured in Grenade Blast 29 February 1984 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Attack Jerusalem police said that four hand grenades were concealed in a bag that was planted near the store on Jaffa Road, but that only two of them exploded, at 9:40 a.m. Police said they had detained a number of Arab suspects in connection with the attack, while Israeli radio said that three Arabs who had been detained were later placed under arrest. Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and the Abu Nidal Organization (ANO). The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat referred to the attack as a "military operation," and said that it "means that whoever thinks our Palestinian people can be stopped is mistaken because the Palestinian revolution is a giant." References Category:February 1984 in Asia Category:Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 1980s Category:Abu Nidal attacks Category:Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacks Category:Grenade attacks in Asia Category:Building bombings in Jerusalem Category:1984 building bombings