| Immanuel bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
 The attack site | |
| Location | Immanuel, West Bank |
| Date | July 16, 2002 15:00 pm |
Attack type | Ambush, Mass murder, spree killing, Bombing, Shooting attack |
| Weapons | AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, a roadside bomb |
| Deaths | 9 Israeli civilians[1][2][3] |
| Injured | 20 Israeli civilians[2] |
| Perpetrators | DFLP and Fatah |
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.[4]
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- ^ a b "Terrorist Attack on Bus at Emmanuel". Israeli Foreign Ministry. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "The Day - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ Sloan, Stephen; Anderson, Sean K. (2009). "Historical Dictionary of Terrorism". Scarecrow. p. 145. ISBN 9780810863118.