On October 31 , 1946 , in response to the British barring entry of Jews from Palestine , the Irgun blew up the British Embassy in Rome , a center of British efforts to monitor and stop Jewish immigration . The Irgun also carried out a few other operations in Europe : a British troop train was derailed and an attempt against another troop train failed . An attack on a British officers club in Vienna took place in 1947 , and an attack on another British officer 's club in Vienna and a sergeant 's club in Germany took place in 1948
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1946 British Embassy bombing
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