Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
The attack site | |
Native name | הפיגוע בקו 2 |
Location | Jerusalem |
Coordinates | 31°47′40″N 35°13′15″E / 31.79444°N 35.22083°E |
Date | August 19, 2003 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 23 civilians and 1 unborn child (+1 bomber) |
Injured | 130+ civilians |
Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
A suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus No. 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem took place on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants.[1][2] The Islamist militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
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