The Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack was a suicide bombing which occurred on November 29, 2001, on an Egged bus in northern Israel. The bus, en route from Nazareth to Tel Aviv, was traveling through the town of Pardes Hanna-Karkur. Three passengers were killed in the attack and nine were injured.
| Camp 80 junction bus 823 attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Second Intifada | |
  The attack site | |
| Location | Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°27′31″N 34°59′10″E / 32.45861°N 34.98611°E |
| Date | November 29, 2001 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 3 civilians (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrators | Both Islamic Jihad and Fatah claimed responsibility |
Both Fatah and Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On the evening of Thursday, November 29, 2001, a Palestinian militant exploded a bomb he was wearing on the back part of an Egged bus on its way from Nazareth to Tel Aviv. The explosion occurred near Pardes Hanna, after passing an Israel Defense Forces training base. Three people were killed and nine were wounded, one of them critically.[1][2]
Both the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigades have claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][3][4]
Sources suspect that the bomber, identified as Samer Abu Suleiman from the West Bank village of Silat al-Khartiya by sources in the Islamic Jihad group, infiltrated into Israel near the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm from the Jenin area.[1][2]
In Jenin, about 3000 Palestinians marched and celebrated after the attack, according to witnesses. They chanted "Sharon, prepare the body bags" referring to then Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Islamic Jihad, Fatah take responsibility for bus bombing". Haaretz. 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Suicide bomber kills 3 Israelis ahead of Bush-Sharon Meeting". The Blade. November 30, 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2011 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Eisenberg, Daniel (December 16, 2001). "Arafat's Dance Of Death". Time. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Attacks since start of Al Aqsa intifada". CNN. June 21, 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2011.