Ramat Gan bus bombing

Ramat Gan bus 20 bombing
The attack aftermath
Ramat Gan bus bombing is located in Central Israel
Ramat Gan bus bombing
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The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בקו 20 ברמת גן
LocationAbba Hillel Street, Ramat Gan, Israel
Coordinates32°05′03″N 34°48′12″E / 32.08417°N 34.80333°E / 32.08417; 34.80333
DateJuly 24, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-07-24)
c. 8:40 am (GMT+2)
Attack type
Suicide attack
Weapon15 kilograms (33 lb) explosive device
Deaths6 Israeli civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured33 Israeli civilians
PerpetratorHamas claimed responsibility

The Ramat Gan bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a crowded No. 20 commuter bus in Ramat Gan, Israel on July 24, 1995, near the Israel Diamond Exchange. Six Israelis were killed and 33 were wounded. The bomb contained 15 kilograms (33 lb) of TNT packed with nails into a metal pipe.[1]

The perpetrator

Just after 9:00 am, a call came in to the Associated Press office in East Jerusalem claiming responsibility for the attack. The caller boasted that a youth from Hamas from the Yahya Ayyash group from the West Bank carried out the attack" [2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 1992-1995: A chronology of events, Edward F. Mickolus and Susan L. Simmons, p.845
  2. ^ Katz, Samuel (2002). The Hunt for the Engineer. Lyons Press. ISBN 1585747491. Katz, 190-191
  3. ^ "BOMBING OF TEL AVIV BUS KILLS 5 ISRAELIS, INJURES 33". Washington Post. 2024-01-06. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-04.