Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing
| Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
 Karnei Shomron Mall, the attack place. | |
 The attack site | |
| Location | Karnei Shomron, West Bank |
| Coordinates | 32°10′29″N 35°05′28″E / 32.17472°N 35.09111°E |
| Date | February 16, 2002 c. 7:45 PM (GMT+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 3 civilians (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 30 civilians (6 of them seriously) |
| Perpetrators | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility |
The Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on February 16, 2002 in the Israeli settlement of Karnei Shomron. Three teenagers were killed in the attack.
The Palestinian militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
The attack
[edit]On Saturday night, 16 February 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber, who was wearing a 25-pound nail-studded explosive device strapped to his body, approached the popular crowded open mall in the Karnei Shomron settlement located in the West Bank.[citation needed] It was the first suicide bombing at a West Bank settlement.[2]
The militant detonated the bomb at the entrance to a pizza parlor at about 7:45 p.m.[3] The blast killed three teenagers (a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy)[citation needed] and injured 27 people,[2] six of them seriously.[citation needed] Two of the teenagers were killed instantly,[3] while a third died of her wounds on February 27.[citation needed]
The perpetrators
[edit]Officials from the Palestinian militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the bomber was Sadek Abdel Hafeth, an 18-year-old Palestinian from the nearby town of Qalqilya.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Israeli children - Victims of Palestinian Terrorism".
- ^ a b https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2002/02/17/suicide-bombing-kills-three-wounds/50969916007/
- ^ a b "קרני שומרון: מחבל מתאבד התפוצץ ליד הפיצריה". 17 February 2002 – via Ynet.
- ^ "Israel hits back in West Bank". bbc.co.uk. 17 February 2002.
External links
[edit]- West Bank Suicide Bombing Kills 2 Israelis and Hurts 30 - published in the New York Times on February 17, 2002
- Israel hits back in West Bank - published in the BBC News on February 17, 2002
- Suicide bombings in 2002
- Terrorist incidents in the West Bank in 2002
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacks
- Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Shopping mall bombings in Asia
- Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada
- Child murder in the State of Palestine
- 2002 building bombings
- Building bombings in the State of Palestine
- Mass murder in 2002
- 21st-century mass murder in the State of Palestine
- Marketplace attacks in the State of Palestine