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Kiryat Menachem bus bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign

The attack site
LocationKiryat Menachem, Jerusalem
Coordinates31°45′29.11″N 35°10′9.7″E / 31.7580861°N 35.169361°E / 31.7580861; 35.169361
DateNovember 21, 2002
Attack type
suicide bomber
Deaths11 civilians (+ 1 bomber)
Injured50+ civilians
PerpetratorsHamas claimed responsibility

The Kiryat Menachem bus bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on November 21, 2002 in a public bus in the neighborhood of Kiryat Menachem in Jerusalem, Israel. 11 people were killed in the attack and over 50 were injured.[1]

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

On November 21, 2002, at around 7:00 am, Palestinian suicide bomber Na'el Abu Hilail, wearing an explosives belt packed with five-kilograms of explosives and shrapnel, boarded the public bus on Mexico Street in Jerusalem.

The suicide bomber detonated the explosives in the crowded bus, before the bus reached the next stop, while the bus was in the suburban neighborhood of Kiryat Menachem.[2] 11 people were killed in the attack and over 50 were injured.[3]

Fatalities

  • Hodaya Asraf, 13, of Jerusalem[4]
  • Marina Bazarski, 46, of Jerusalem[5]
  • Hadassah (Yelena) Ben-David, 32, of Jerusalem[6]
  • Sima Novak, 56, of Jerusalem[7]
  • Kira Perlman, 67, of Jerusalem[8]
  • Ilan Perlman, 8, of Jerusalem – Kira Perlman's grandson[9]
  • Yafit Ravivo, 14 of Jerusalem[10]
  • Ella Sharshevsky, 44, of Jerusalem[11]
  • Michael Sharshevsky, 16, of Jerusalem – Ella Sharshevsky's son[12]
  • Mircea Varga, 25, a tourist from Romania[13]
  • Dikla Zino, 22, of Jerusalem.[14]

The perpetrators

Hamas took credit for the attack, which was carried out by Na'el Abu Hilail, 22, from el-Khader, just south of Bethlehem.[3] Four of the victims were children on their way to school.[3] Abu Hilail's father said he was pleased with his son, saying "Our religion says we are proud of him until the day of resurrection." His friends said he was a supporter of Islamic Jihad.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ AT LEAST 10 KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBING OF JERUSALEM BUS – New York Times
  2. ^ Ilan Perlman
  3. ^ a b c The JPost – Casualties of War
  4. ^ Hodaya Asraf
  5. ^ Marina Bazarski
  6. ^ Yelena-Hadassah Ben-David
  7. ^ Sima Novak
  8. ^ Kira Perlman
  9. ^ Ilan Perlman
  10. ^ Yafit Ravivo
  11. ^ Ella Sharshevsky
  12. ^ Michael Sharshevsky
  13. ^ Mircea Varga
  14. ^ MDikla Zino
  15. ^ Israeli Forces Enter Bethlehem as Retaliation for Bus Bombing in Jerusalem
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