Umm al-Fahm bus bombing

Umm al-Fahm bus bombing
Part of the Second Intifada
The attack site
Location	Israel
Date	March 20, 2002
Attack type	suicide bombing
Deaths	7 Israeli civilians (+ 1 bomber)
Non-fatal injuries	27 Israeli civilians
Perpetrators	Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility

The Umm al-Fahm bus bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on March 20, 2002 on an Egged bus which was passing through Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel. 7 people were killed in the attack and 27 people were injured.

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

On Wednesday, 7:05 am March 20, 2002, a Palestinian militant exploded himself on Egged bus no. 823 which was traveling on Highway 65 on its way from Tel Aviv to Nazareth. The explosion occurred while the bus was passing through Umm al-Fahm. Seven people - four soldiers and three civilians - were killed in the explosion and 27 other passengers were injured.

Fatalities

• Mogus Mahento, 65, of Holon^[1]
• Bella Schneider, 53, of Hadera^[1]
• Alon Goldenberg, 28, of Tel Aviv^[1]
• Aharon Revivo, 19, of Afula^[1]
• Shimon Edri, 20, of Pardes Hanna-Karkur^[1]
• Mikhael Altfiro, 19, of Pardes Hanna-Karkur^[1]
• Meir Fahima, 40, of Hadera^[1]

The perpetrators

The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad which claimed responsibility for the attack stated that the suicide bomber was a 24-year-old Palestinian Rifat Abu-Ediak from Jenin.

References

1. http://old.btselem.org/statistics/english/casualties.asp?sD=29&sM=09&sY=2000&eD=26&eM=12&eY=2008&filterby=event&oferet_stat=before

External links

• Bus Blast Kills 7 In Israel - published on Kentucky New Era on 20 March 2002