Geha Interchange bus stop bombing
{{Short description|Suicide bombing by Palestinian bomber}}
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{{Infobox terrorist attack
| title = Geha Interchange bus stop bombing
| partof = the Second Intifada militancy campaign
| map = {{location map|Israel center ta|caption=The attack site}}
| caption =
| location = Geha Interchange, Central District, Israel
| target =
| date = {{start date and age|2003|12|25}}
| coordinates = {{coord|32|05|32|N|34|50|46|E|display=inline,title}}
| time = 18:22 pm
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| time-end =
| timezone = UTC+2
| type = Suicide bombing
| fatalities = 3 soldiers and 1 civilian (+1 bomber)
| injuries = 16
| perps =
| perpetrator = Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility
}}
The Geha Interchange bus stop bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on December 25, 2003 on a bus stop at the Geha Interchange on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel. Four people died in the attack and sixteen were injured. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On Thursday, around 6:30 pm on December 25, 2003, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a bus stop at the Geha Interchange. Three Israeli soldiers and a 19-year-old woman died in the attack and 16 others were wounded. Two died instantly and a third died on the way to the hospital. The fourth victim died in the hospital several hours later.{{cite news |url= http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/bloodshed-mideast-palestinian-bomber-kills-4-tel-aviv-article-1.518433 |title=Palestinian Bomber Kills 4 Near Tel Aviv|work=New York Daily News |date=26 December 2003}}{{cite news |url= http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/26/1072308679079.html |title=Tel Aviv suicide bombing kills four|work=The Age|year=2011 |access-date=18 October 2011 |location=Melbourne}}{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/news/2003-12-26-mideaste_x.htm |title=Israel targets militants after bombing|work=USA Today |date= 26 December 2003|publisher=Gannett |location=McLean, VA |issn=0734-7456 |access-date=18 October 2011}}
The perpetrators
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the suicide bomber was 18-year-old Saed Hanani of Beit Furik, a village in the West Bank. The attack came shortly after Israeli helicopters killed an Islamic Jihad commander and four other Palestinians in Gaza.[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/26/world/suicide-attacker-kills-4-in-israel.html Suicide attacker kills 4 in Israel], New York Times, 26 December 2003{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3348535.stm | work=BBC News | title=Israel seals West Bank and Gaza | date=December 26, 2003}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20130124140251/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jz8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aUUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5275,2946422 Four Die In Suicide Bombing At Bus Stop Outside Tel Aviv] - published on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on December 26, 2003
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Category:Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Category:December 2003 in Asia
Category:Attacks on bus stations in Asia
Category:Building bombings in Tel Aviv
Category:Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacks
Category:Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada
Category:2003 building bombings
Category:Suicide bombings in 2003
Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2003
Category:2003 murders in Israel
Category:Bus incidents in Israel
Category:2000s road incidents in Asia
Category:Suicide bombings in Tel Aviv
Category:December 2003 crimes in Asia