2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing
2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
The attack site | |
Location | Netanya, Israel |
Date |
May 18, 2001 11:30 am (GMT+2) |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
Deaths | 5 (+ 1 bomber) |
Non-fatal injuries | 100+ |
Perpetrators | Hamas claimed responsibility |
The 2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Five people were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas said they were responsible for the attack.
The attack
On Wednesday, May 18, 2001 at 11:30 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing a long blue jacket hiding explosives attached to his body approached the popular HaSharon Mall in the center of Netanya. He was approached by the mall's security guard, who prevented him from entering the mall; the bomber immediately detonated his explosives at the entrance to the mall, killing five people and injuring more than 100.
Fatalities
- Tirza Polonsky, 66, of Kfar Haim[1][2]
- Vladislav Sorokin, 34, of Netanya[1][3]
- Yulia Tratiakova, 21, of Netanya[1][4]
- Miriam Waxman, 51, of Hadera[1][5]
- David Yarkoni, 53, of Netanya[1][6]
Aftermath
Following the attack Israeli fighter jets attacked Palestinian security forces headquarters in the West Bank.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 http://old.btselem.org/statistics/english/Casualties_Data.asp?Category=6®ion=ISRAEL&sD=29&sM=09&sY=2000&eD=26&eM=12&eY=2008&filterby=event&oferet_stat=before
- ↑ "Tirza Polonsky". GxMSDev. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Vladislav Sorokin". GxMSDev. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Yulia Tratiakova". GxMSDev. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Miriam Waxman". GxMSDev. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "David Yarkoni". GxMSDev. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
External links
- CNN's Sheila MacVicar describes bomb scene - published on CNN on May 18, 2001
- Israeli jets strike back after bomb - published on The Telegraph on May 19, 2001
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