| Kiryat Menachem bus bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
  The attack site | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בקו 20 בירושלים |
| Location | Kiryat Menachem, Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°45′29″N 35°10′10″E / 31.75806°N 35.16944°E |
| Date | November 21, 2002 c. 7:00 am (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bomber |
| Weapon | 5 kilograms (11 lb) suicide vest |
| Deaths | 11 civilians (including 4 children) & 1 attacker |
| Injured | 50+ civilians |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility |
| Participant | 1 |
A Palestinian suicide bombing occurred on November 21, 2002 in a public bus in the neighborhood of Kiryat Menachem[1] in Jerusalem. 11 people were murdered in the attack and over 50 were injured.[2]
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.[3]
- ^ Cole, Leonard A. (May 23, 2007). Terror: How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn. Indiana University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0253000019.
- ^ AT LEAST 10 murdered IN SUICIDE BOMBING OF JERUSALEM BUS – New York Times
- ^ Ochs, Juliana (June 6, 2011). Security and Suspicion: An Ethnography of Everyday Life in Israel. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0812205688.