2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing
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The 2002 Mahane Yehuda Market Bombing was a suicide bombings which occurred on April 12, 2002 at a bus stop located at the entrance to the Mahane Yehuda Market
which is Jerusalem's main fruit and vegetable market. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause maximum number of casualties. 6 people were killed in the attack and 104 were injured.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
claimed responsibility for the attack.
a 17-year-old female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device hidden on her body shortly after 4:00 pm at a bus stop located at the entrance to the popular outdoor market, killing 6 innocent civilians and injuring 104 people, many of them teenagers and tourists.
During the attack Jerusalem Mayor at the time Ehud Olmert
was in visit at the Mahane Yehuda Market.
Mahane Yehuda Market
Mahane Yehuda Market , often referred to as "The Shuk", is an outdoor marketplace in Jerusalem, Israel. Popular with locals and tourists alike, the market's more than 250 vendors sell fresh fruits and vegetables; baked goods; fish, meat and cheeses; nuts, seeds, and spices; wines and liquors;...
which is Jerusalem's main fruit and vegetable market. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause maximum number of casualties. 6 people were killed in the attack and 104 were injured.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades is a coalition of Palestinian nationalist militias in the West Bank. The group's name refers to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem...
claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On Friday, April 12th, 2002, a PalestinianPalestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
a 17-year-old female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device hidden on her body shortly after 4:00 pm at a bus stop located at the entrance to the popular outdoor market, killing 6 innocent civilians and injuring 104 people, many of them teenagers and tourists.
During the attack Jerusalem Mayor at the time Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, as a Cabinet Minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006, and as Mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003....
was in visit at the Mahane Yehuda Market.
Fatalities
- Nissan Cohen, 57, of RamotRamotRamot , also known as Ramot Alon , is a large housing development in northwestern Jerusalem. Because part of Ramot lies north of the Green Line in East Jerusalem, the international community considers Ramot an Israeli settlement that is illegal under international law. Israel disputes this and...
- Yelena Konrav, 43, from Pisgat Ze'evPisgat Ze'evPisgat Ze'ev , is an Israeli settlement and a residential neighborhood with a population of 50,000 located in northern East Jerusalem. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, although the Israeli government disputes this...
- Rivka Fink, 75, of Jerusalem
- Zuhila Hushi, 47, Chinese citizen, of GiloGiloGilo is a neighborhood in southern East Jerusalem with a population of 40,000, mostly Jewish. It is one of the five ring neighborhoods of Jerusalem and is built on land in the West Bank that was annexed to Israel in 1980 under the Jerusalem Law. The international community regards it as an...
- Lin Chin Mai, 34, Chinese citizen
- Chai Zin Chang, 32, Chinese citizen
External links
- Terrorist responsible for planning April 12 suicide bombing in Jerusalem arrested during Operation Defensive Shield - May 6- 2002 - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Suicide bomber strikes bus stop in downtown J'lem; injuries reported - posted on April 12, 2002 on HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...