Bloody Saturday (Shanghai)
| Bloody Saturday | |
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| Part of Battle of Shanghai and the Second Sino-Japanese War | |
Great World amusement centre after bombing | |
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| Location | 31°13′50″N 121°28′26″E / 31.230628°N 121.473848°E The intersection of Avenue Edward VII, Yu Ya Ching Road and Boulevard de Montigny, near the Great World amusement centre, Shanghai |
| Date | August 14, 1937 |
| Target | Japanese cruiser Idzumo |
Attack type | Misdirected attack |
| Deaths | 1,200 |
| Injured | 1,400 |
Bloody Saturday, also known as Black Saturday and the Great World bombing, was a misdirected attack on civilians by the Republic of China Air Force on 14 August 1937 during the Battle of Shanghai of the Second Sino-Japanese War. On the day, the Chinese Air Force, in an unsuccessful attempt to attack the Japanese cruiser Idzumo moored next to the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, accidentally bombed the city centre, resulting in the deaths of some thousand civilians.