Meron Junction Bus 361 attack
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The Meron Junction Bus 361 attack was a suicide bombing which occurred on August 4, 2002 on an Egged bus in the Meron junction in northern Israel near Safed
. 9 people were killed in the attack and 38 people were injured.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas
claimed responsibility for the attack.
towards Safed
and was full of soldiers on their way to military bases in north Israel. The suicide bomber boarded the bus near Karmiel
.
At around 8:45 am, when the bus stoped at the Meron junction bus station, the suicide bomber, whom was at the back of the bus, detonated the explosive device hidden underneath his clothes. The blast which occurred while about 50 passengers were on the bus, caused heavy damage.
Six Israeli civilians and three soldiers were killed in the explosion and 38 other passengers were injured, nine of them critically.
Safed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
. 9 people were killed in the attack and 38 people were injured.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On 7:15 am of Thursday, 4 August 2002, Egged bus No. 361 left HaifaHaifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
towards Safed
Safed
Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...
and was full of soldiers on their way to military bases in north Israel. The suicide bomber boarded the bus near Karmiel
Karmiel
Karmiel is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, from Safed and from Acre...
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At around 8:45 am, when the bus stoped at the Meron junction bus station, the suicide bomber, whom was at the back of the bus, detonated the explosive device hidden underneath his clothes. The blast which occurred while about 50 passengers were on the bus, caused heavy damage.
Six Israeli civilians and three soldiers were killed in the explosion and 38 other passengers were injured, nine of them critically.
Fatalities
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External links
- August 4, 2002: 13 dead in a day of terror - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Israel bus attack causes carnage - published on BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
on 4 August 2002 - Israel's week of bloodshed: bus bomb kills 9 as 4 other innocents are shot to death - published on the New York PostNew York PostThe New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
on August 5, 2002