2002 Immanuel bus attack

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Immanuel bus attack
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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The attack site
Location Immanuel, West Bank
DateJuly 16, 2002
15:00 pm
Attack type
Ambush, Mass murder, spree killing, Bombing, Shooting attack
WeaponsAK-47 rifles, hand grenades, a roadside bomb
Deaths9 Israeli civilians [1] [2] [3]
Injured20 Israeli civilians [2]
Perpetrators DFLP and Fatah

The Immanuel bus attack was an ambush attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians on 16 July 2002. It was carried out by three Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers. The attack came less than a year after the 2001 Immanuel bus attack.

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The attackers first detonated a roadside bomb next to an armored civilian Dan No. 189 bus. Immediately afterwards, the assailants opened fire and threw hand grenades at the passengers. Nine Israelis were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries.

The attack was claimed by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and coordinated with Fatah. [4]

The attack

On Tuesday afternoon, 16 July 2002, three armed Palestinians militants disguised as Israeli soldiers planted a roadside bomb beside the road leading to the Jewish settlement of Immanuel, about 200 meters before the entrance to the town. After placing the bomb, the assailants ambushed a bus on its way from Bnei Brak. [5] [6]

At about 15:00 an armored Dan bus line 189, en route to Immanuel from Bnei Brak, approached the site as the roadside bomb exploded. As a result of the explosion, the bus was immobilized. The assailants fired small arms at the bus and threw hand grenades at the passengers through its roof and windows. [7] [8]

Nine people were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries. [9]

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