2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing

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2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing
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Native nameהפיגוע בדוכן השווארמה ראש העיר
Location"Rosh Ha'ir" shawarma restaurant, Tel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates 32°3′35″N34°46′42″E / 32.05972°N 34.77833°E / 32.05972; 34.77833
Date17 April 2006;17 years ago (2006-04-17)
13:30 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide attack
Weapon5 kilograms (11 lb) explosive device
Deaths11 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured70 civilians
Perpetrator Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility
Participant1

The 2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing was a suicide bombing on April 17, 2006 at "Rosh Ha'ir" shawarma restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eleven Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 70 were injured. The Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the terror attack.

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Attack

On April 17, 2006, around 1:30 pm, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached a crowded fast food restaurant near the old Tel Aviv Central Bus Station in the southern part of the Neve Shaanan neighborhood. The suicide bomber blew himself up when the security guard stationed at the entrance to the restaurant asked him to open his bag for inspection.

The blast killed 11 people and injured more than 70. Two of the victims died on arrival at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. Of the wounded, six were seriously hurt, 12 sustained moderate wounds, while the rest were lightly injured.

Perpetrators

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the bomber as Sami Salim Hamad from near Jenin in northern West Bank. [1] Islamic Jihad leader Elias Ashkar, who was accused of being behind the suicide attack, was killed by Israeli troops in the village of Qabatiya, together with other four Palestinians, on May 14, 2006. [2]

Official reactions

Involved parties

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International

U.S. Court ruling on case

The family of Daniel Wultz won a case in May 2012 in a U.S. District Court against Iran and Syria for their supporting "Palestinian militants" in this suicide bombing attack. The amount of the judgement was for $323,000,000 and represented the first time that a U.S. court issued a judgment against Syria for terror related activities. [6]

See also

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References

  1. Suicide bomber strikes Tel Aviv, The Guardian, 18 April 2006
  2. Israel Raids West Bank Towns, Killing 6, The New York Times, 15 May 2006
  3. 1 2 "Bomber kills 9 in Tel Aviv – World news – Mideast/N. Africa". NBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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  5. Conal Urquhart. "Suicide bomber strikes Tel Aviv". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  6. Benari, Elad (16 May 2012). "U.S. Court: Syria, Iran Supported 2006 Tel Aviv Attack". Arutz Sheva.