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2002 Immanuel bus attack

Ambush

Field	Value
title	Immanuel bus attack
partof	the Second Intifada militancy campaign
map
map_caption	The attack site
location	Immanuel, West Bank
date	July 16, 2002
15:00 pm
type	Ambush, Mass murder, spree killing, Bombing, Shooting attack
weapons	AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, a roadside bomb
fatalities	9 Israeli civilians
injuries	20 Israeli civilians
perps	DFLP and Fatah

15:00 pm |time-begin= |time-end= The Immanuel bus attack was an ambush attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians on 16 July 2002. It was carried out by three Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers. The attack came less than a year after the 2001 Immanuel bus attack.

The attackers first detonated a roadside bomb next to an armored civilian Dan No. 189 bus. Immediately afterwards, the assailants opened fire and threw hand grenades at the passengers. Nine Israelis were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries.

The attack was claimed by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and coordinated with Fatah.

The attack

On Tuesday afternoon, 16 July 2002, three armed Palestinians militants disguised as Israeli soldiers planted a roadside bomb beside the road leading to the Jewish settlement of Immanuel, about 200 meters before the entrance to the town. After placing the bomb, the assailants ambushed a bus on its way from Bnei Brak.

At about 15:00 an armored Dan bus line 189, en route to Immanuel from Bnei Brak, approached the site as the roadside bomb exploded. As a result of the explosion, the bus was immobilized. The assailants fired small arms at the bus and threw hand grenades at the passengers through its roof and windows.

Nine people were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries.

References

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