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;21 years ago (2003-05-19)
17:14 pm (GMT+2)
Attack type
 Suicide bombing
Weapon Suicide vest
Deaths3 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured70 civilians
Perpetrators Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.
Assailant19-year-old female assailant (Hiba Daraghmeh)

The Afula mall bombing was a suicide bombing on May 19, 2003, in which a Palestinian woman blew herself up outside the Shaarei HaAmakim mall in Afula, Israel, killing three Israeli civilians and injuring 70. [1]

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Both Palestinian 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. [2] The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath her clothes when she approached the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection. [3] Three people were killed in the attack (two security guards and a shopper) and 70 people were injured.

The perpetrators

After the attack, both Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that the suicide bomber was a 19-year-old Palestinian woman from the city Tubas in the northeastern West Bank named Hiba Daraghmeh, who was an English literature student. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Toolis, Kevin (November 22, 2003). "Walls of death". The Guardian . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 3". CBS News . May 19, 2003. Archived from the original on March 7, 2005. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Peace plan at risk as fifth bomber strikes". The Age . May 21, 2003. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Ghazali, Sa'id (May 27, 2003). "The story of Hiba, 19, a suicide bomber. Can the road-map put an end to all this?". The Independent . Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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