Ramat Gan bus bombing
| Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing | |
|---|---|
  Attack site | |
| Location | Abba Hillel Street, Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Date | July 24, 1995 8:40 am (GMT+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 6 Israeli civilians (+ 1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 30 Israeli civilians |
| Perpetrators | Hamas claimed responsibility |
The Ramat Gan bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a crowded No. 20 commuter bus in Ramat Gan, Israel on July 24, 1995, near the Israel Diamond Exchange. Six Israelis were killed and 33 were wounded. The bomb contained 33 pounds of TNT packed into a metal pipe.[1]
Fatalities
- Mordechai Tuvya, 38
- Nechama Leibowitz, 61
- Zehava Oren, 60
- Rachel Tamari, 65
- Moshe Shkedi, 75
- Zvia Hacohen, 62.[2]
The perpetrators
Just after 9:00 A.M., a call came in to the Associated Press office in East Jerusalem claiming responsibility for the attack. The caller boasted that a youth from Hamas from the Yahya Ayyash group from the West Bank carried out the attack" [3]
See also
References
- ^ 1992-1995: A chronology of events, Edward F. Mickolus and Susan L. Simmons, p.845
- ^ 1992-1995: A chronology of events, Edward F. Mickolus and Susan L. Simmons, p.845
- ^ Katz, Samuel (2002). The Hunt for the Engineer. Lyons Press. ISBN 1585747491. Katz, 190-191
External links
- Bus attack may speed up peace talks with Palestinians
- Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio and Television on Ramat Gan attack, 24 July 1995.
