Algeria’s Milk Bar Bomber
Zohra Drif targeted an ice-cream parlour in Algiers during the war of independence
Witness History · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Zohra Drif was 21 years old when she planted a bomb that exploded at a busy ice-cream parlour in Algiers. The Algerian student targeted the venue in 1956 during her country’s war of independence with France, because she knew it would be frequented by European settlers. Dozens of civilians were maimed by the blast, which marked the start of a new phase of urban conflict known as the Battle of Algiers. Nick Holland hears from Zohra Drif about what happened that day, and from Danielle Chich, who was enjoying a cold treat at the café when the bomb went off.
PHOTO: Zohra Drif after her arrest in 1957 (AFP/Getty Images)