2001 Bombing
| 2001 Ben Yehuda Street Bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
| Location | Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem |
| Date | December 1, 2001 |
| Target | Pedestrian shopping mall, responding paramedics |
| Attack type | suicide bombers and a car bomb |
| Deaths | 11 (+ 2 suicide bombers) |
| Injured | 188 |
On December 1, 2001 two suicide bombers detonated themselves on Ben Yehuda Street, followed by a car bomb set to go off as paramedics arrived. Thirteen people were killed, including many children, and 188 were injured. Hamas claimed responsibility, stating that it was in retaliation for the killing of senior Hamas militant Mahmud Abu Hanoud. A Hamas spokesman in Gaza stated that these bombings did not assuage its lust for vengeance and that it would carry out further bombings.
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