- Source: Lehi bombing of Haifa police station
On January 12, 1947, the Lehi, a Zionist paramilitary group, bombed the British police station in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine with a truck laden with explosives.: 299 It has been described as the first car bombing or truck bombing in history. The attack killed 4 and injured 142, and it ended a truce in Mandatory Palestine.
History
The attack occurred during the Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine.