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Encyclopedia > Jerusalem bus 20 massacre
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The Jerusalem bus 20 massacre was a suicide bombing in Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem. A Palestinian suicide bomber from Hamas exploded himself on a crowded bus in central Jerusalem, killing 11 people and wounding over 50. It occurred on November 21, 2002. Jump to: navigation, search A suicide bombing is an attack using a bomb in which the individual(s) carrying the explosive materials composing the bomb intend(s) and expect(s) to die upon detonation (see suicide). ... Jump to: navigation, search Jerusalem and the Old City. ... Jump to: navigation, search ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... A suicide bombing is a bomb attack on people or property, committed by a person who knows the explosion will cause his or her own death in addition to the attacks primary purpose (see suicide, suicide weapons). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Victims

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

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See also

The Jerusalem bus 2 massacre was a suicide bombing in a crowded bus in Jerusalem, Israel on August 19, 2003, which killed 23 people and wounded over 130. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Suicide bombing of No. 20 Egged bus in Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem November 21, 2002
  • Jerusalem bus 2 massacre.
  • List of massacres committed during the Al-Aqsa Intifada.


 

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