King George Street bombing | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
Location | King George Street, Jerusalem |
Date |
March 21, 2002 4:25 pm (GMT+2) |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
Deaths | 3 (+ 1 suicide bomber)[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | At least 42 people (seven of them seriously)[1] |
Perpetrators | al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility |
The King George Street bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on March 21, 2002 outside a clothing store and toy shop on King George Street in Jerusalem. Three Israeli civilians were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian militant organization al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack[]
On Thursday afternoon, 21 March 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated the explosive device, hidden underneath his jacket, in the middle of Jerusalem's shopping district in the King George Street in downtown Jerusalem amongst a crowd of shoppers.
The blast killed three civilians and more than 40 people were wounded, seven of them seriously.
Fatalities[]
- Yitzhak Cohen, 48, of Modi'in[2]
- Tsipi Shemesh, 29 (5 months pregnant with twins)[2]
- Gadi Shemesh, 34[2]
The perpetrators[]
After the attack the Palestinian militia al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the bombing and stated that the perpetrator was Mohammad Hashaika, a 22-year-old from the West Bank village of Talouza near Nablus. Hashaika was a member of the Tanzim and a former Palestinian policeman. Later on, it was revealed that Hashaika was actually for allegedly planning to carry out an earlier attack. Nevertheless, the Palestinian authority released him a week earlier before he managed to carry out the suicide bombing.
References[]
External links[]
- Bomb rips through Jerusalem shopping centre - published on The Guardian on 21 March 2002
- Jerusalem Blast Kills 3, Hurts 100 - published on The Daily News of New York City on 22 March 2002
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