| 2001 Immanuel bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Al-Aqsa Intifada militancy campaign | |
  The attack site | |
| Location | Immanuel, West Bank |
| Date | 12 December 2001 |
Attack type | Ambush, mass murder, spree killing, bombing, shooting attack |
| Weapons | AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, a roadside bomb |
| Deaths | 11 Israeli civilians (+1 attacker) |
| Injured | 30 Israeli civilians |
| Perpetrator | al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades |
The 2001 Immanuel bus attack was an ambush attack by Palestinian militants targeting Israeli civilians on the West Bank on 12 December 2001. Eleven passengers were killed in the attack and 30 were injured.[1]
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization al-Qassam Brigades[2] claimed responsibility for the attack.[3]
- ^ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (28 January 2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317474654.
- ^ "1st Immanuel bus attack". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Independent Newspapers Online. "Bus ambush brings carnage back to Israel". Independent Online. Retrieved 16 December 2014.