Egged bus 841 suicide bombing

Infobox terrorist attack
title=Egged bus 841 suicide bombing


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location=Karkur Junction, Wadi Ara
target=bus
date=October 21 2002
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type=suicide bomber
fatalities=14
injuries=40+
perps=Islamic Jihad

The Egged bus 841 suicide bombing was a suicide attack carried out on Monday October 21, 2002, by two members of the Islamic Jihad militant organization, in the Israeli urban area of Wadi Ara.

"Egged" commuter bus 841 was on its way on Route No. 65 from Kiryat Shmona to Tel Aviv when it stopped at the Karkur Junction, about 8 kilometers from Hadera at the afternoon rush hour. A passenger got on and spoke to driver Chaim Avraham, but before he could answer, a jeep loaded with an estimated 100 kilograms of TNT rammed the back of the bus, causing an explosion. A fire evolved quickly, causing ammunition that soldiers on the bus were carrying to explode and preventing rescue workers from getting on the bus for half an hour. [ [http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2002/10/22/News/Suicide.Bombing.In.Israel.Kills.At.Least.14.Wounds.40-1978442.shtml "Suicide bombing in Israel kills at least 14, wounds 40"] . Oregon Daily Emerald]

The attack killed 14 bus passengers and the two bombers, and more than 40 people were left wounded.

The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the Al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it was carried out by Ashraf al-Asama, 18, and Mohammed al-Hasnin, 19, both from the West Bank city of Jenin.

The Palestinian Authority said it condemned the suicide bombing. An Israeli official denounced this by saying “"The Palestinian Authority has become a prime authority on terror and could not care less about preventing it." [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2347155.stm "Militants bomb Israeli bus"] . BBC News]

The terrorist attack came two days before United States Assistant Secretary of State William Burns was due to visit Israel as part of a tour of Middle East nations, seeking support for an invasion in Iraq.

Names of victims

Names of the killed passengers and their ages [ [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2002/10/Suicide%20bombing%20of%20Egged%20bus%20No%20841%20at%20Karkur%20junc "Suicide bombing of Egged bus No 841 at Karkur junction"] . Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
* Cpl. Sharon Tubol, 19
* Ofra Burger, 56
* St.-Sgt. Aiman Sharuf, 20
* St.-Sgt. Nir Nahum, 20
* Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Eliezer Moskovitch, 40
* Cpl. Ilona Hanukayev, 20
* St.-Sgt. Liat Ben-Ami, 20
* Iris Lavi, 68
* Sgt. Esther Pesachov, 19
* Suad Jaber, 23
* Indelou Ashati, 54
* Anat Shimshon, 33
* Osnat Abramov, 16
* Sergei Shavchuk, 35

ee also

*Civilian casualties in the Second Intifada

References