Binyamina train station suicide bombing
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{{Short description|2001 Palestinian attack in Binyamina, Israel}}
{{Infobox terrorist attack
| title = Binyamina train station suicide bombing
| image = הפיגוע בתחנת הרכבת בבנימינה.jpg
| partof = the Second Intifada militancy campaign
| native_name = הפיגוע בתחנת הרכבת בבנימינה
| native_name_lang = he
| coordinates = {{coord|32|30|50|N|34|56|59|E|display=inline,title}}
| caption = The attack aftermath
| map = {{Location map|Israel haifa|lon_deg=34|lon_min=56|lon_sec=59|lat_deg=32|lat_min=30|lat_sec=50|caption=The attack site}}
| location = Binyamina, Israel
| target =
| date = {{start date |2001|07|16|df=yes}}
| time = {{Circa}} 7:35 pm
| time-begin =
| timezone = UTC+2
| type = Suicide bombing
| weapon = {{convert|20|kg|lb}} suicide vest
| fatalities = 2 IDF soldiers (+1 bomber)
| injuries = 11 civilians
| perps =
| perpetrator = The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/world/suicide-bomber-kills-2-israeli-soldiers-3rd-is-badly-wounded.html |title=Suicide Bomber Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers; 3rd Is Badly Wounded - New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=2001-07-17 |access-date=2012-06-13}}
}}
The Binyamina train station suicide bombing occurred on 16 July 2001 by a Palestinian suicide bomber near the Binyamina railway station in the town of Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, Israel. Two people were killed and 11 were injured.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
The suicide bomber was 20-year-old Nidal Shaduf, from a village near Jenin. After infiltrating Israel, he entered Binyamina. It has been theorized that he intended to blow himself up inside the crowded railway station, but found he could not enter due to a heavy police presence and stringent security measures. As a result, he detonated at a soldiers' bus stop near the train station, waiting until it began filling with people before detonating.
The suicide bomber detonated at 7:35 pm. Two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed, and eleven people were injured, two of them seriously.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ynNsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA220|title=Chronologies of Modern Terrorism|last1=Rubin|first1=Barry|last2=Rubin|first2=Judith Colp|date=2015-01-28|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317474654|language=en}}
Aftermath
Israeli security forces immediately froze all train traffic between Tel Aviv and Haifa. Israeli Police set up a dragnet to capture the vehicle which had been seen dropping the bomber off, using patrol cars, special forces, and helicopters, but without success. Several Palestinians staying illegally in Israel were caught in the area and taken into custody.
The IDF responded by attacking, primarily with tank fire, Palestinian Authority security installations and Force 17 positions.[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jul/18/israel Israeli missile attack threatens fresh violence], The Guardian, 18 July 2001 Israeli helicopters also struck a house in Bethlehem belonging to Fatah militants, killing four.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1443444.stm Israeli air raid kills four 'militants'], BBC, 17 July 2001
Both the United States and Palestinian Authority condemned the attack.
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |title=Two soldiers killed, six people injured in suicide bombing near Binyamina|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/two-soldiers-killed-six-people-injured-in-suicide-bombing-near-binyamina-1.63725|url-access=subscription|website=Haaretz}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043638/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/6413#.T9RT0bBfEtW Two Soldiers Killed in Binyamina Suicide Bombing Attack - - News - Israel National News]
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Category:Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Category:Suicide bombings in 2001
Category:2001 in rail transport
Category:Attacks on railway stations in Asia
Category:Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine attacks
Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada