Afula mall bombing

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Afula mall bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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"Shaarei HaAmakim" mall
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The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בקניון העמקים
Location Afula, Israel
Coordinates 32°36′13″N35°17′39″E / 32.60361°N 35.29417°E / 32.60361; 35.29417
DateMay 19, 2003;20 years ago (2003-05-19)
17:14 pm (GMT+2)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapon Suicide vest
Deaths3 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured70 civilians
Perpetrators Islamic Jihad and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
Assailant19-year-old female assailant (Hiba Daraghmeh)

The Afula mall bombing was a palestinian attack which occurred on May 19, 2003 in which a Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up outside the "Shaarei HaAmakim" mall in Afula, Israel, killing 3 Israeli civilians and injuring 70.

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Both the Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

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Memorial for the Israelis killed in Afula

On Monday, May 19, 2003 at 17:14 pm, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the "Shaarei HaAmakim" mall in the city of Afula in northern Israel. The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath her clothes when she approached the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection. Three people were killed in the attack (two security guards and a shopper) and 70 people were injured.

The perpetrators

After the attack, both the Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the suicide bomber was a 19-year-old Palestinian female named Hiba Daraghmeh from the city Tubas in the northeastern West Bank who was an English literature student. [1] [2]

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