2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing

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2001 HaSharon Mall bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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The attack site
Location Netanya, Israel
DateMay 18, 2001
11:30 am (GMT+2)
Attack type
 suicide bombing
Deaths6 (+ 1 bomber)
Injured100+
Perpetrators Hamas claimed responsibility

The 2001 HaSharon Mall bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on May 18, 2001 in the HaSharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Six people were killed in the attack. [1]

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The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas said they were responsible for the attack.[ citation needed ]

The attack

On Friday, 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 seven people including himself and injuring more than 50. [1]

Aftermath

Following the attack Israeli fighter jets attacked Palestinian security forces headquarters in the West Bank, killing 12. [2] The attack marks the first use of Israeli warplanes against Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza since the 1967 war. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 LaTourrette, Tom (2006). Reducing Terrorism Risk at Shopping Centers: An Analysis of Potential Security Options. Rand Corporation. ISBN   9780833040404.
  2. ↑ "Arabs seek to isolate Israel". BBC. May 20, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Goldenberg, Suzanne (18 May 2001). "War jets attack West Bank after mall bomb carnage". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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