King George Street bombing

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King George Street bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
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The attack site
Location King George Street, Jerusalem
Coordinates 31°46′55″N35°13′01″E / 31.78194°N 35.21694°E / 31.78194; 35.21694
DateMarch 21, 2002;22 years ago (2002-03-21)
4:25 pm (UTC+2)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Weapon Suicide vest
Deaths3 civilians (+1 suicide bomber) [1]
Injured40 civilians (several seriously) [1]
Perpetrators al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility
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King George street

A suicide bombing occurred on March 21, 2002, outside a clothing store and toy shop on King George Street in Jerusalem. Three Israeli civilians were killed in the attack and 86 people were injured (several seriously).

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The attack

On Thursday afternoon, 21 March 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated the explosive device, hidden underneath his jacket, in the middle of Jerusalem's shopping district in the King George Street in downtown Jerusalem amongst a crowd of shoppers.

The blast killed three civilians and more than 40 people were wounded, seven of them seriously.

The perpetrators

After the attack the Palestinian militia al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the bombing and stated that the perpetrator was Mohammad Hashaika, a 22-year-old from the West Bank village of Talluza near Nablus. Hashaika was a member of the Tanzim and a former Palestinian policeman. Later on, it was revealed that Hashaika was actually arrested for allegedly planning to carry out an earlier attack. Nevertheless, the Palestinian authority released him a week before he managed to carry out this suicide bombing.

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