Carmel Market bombing
Carmel Market bombing | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
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Location | Carmel Market, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Coordinates | 32°4′7.26″N 34°46′8.57″E / 32.0686833°N 34.7690472°E |
Date | 1 November 2004 |
Attack type | suicide bombing |
Deaths | 3 Israeli civilians (+ 1 bomber) |
Injured | 30+ Israeli civilians |
Perpetrators | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility |
The Carmel Market bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on 1 November 2004 at the Carmel Market located at the heart of Tel Aviv's business district. Three people were killed in the attack and over 30 people were injured.[1]
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
The attack[]
On Monday, 1 November 2004, shortly after 11:00 am, a Palestinian suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt hidden underneath his clothes detonated the explosive device at the Carmel Market located at the heart of Tel Aviv's business district.[1]
The blast killed three civilians and injured over 30 people.[1]
The perpetrators[]
The Palestinian Marxist–Leninist militant group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack, and stated that the attack was carried out by a 16-year-old Palestinian named Amar Alfar who originated from the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank.[2]
Official reactions[]
- Involved parties
Israel: Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman urged the Palestinian Authority to crack down on armed militants.[3]
- Palestinian National Authority - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat condemned the attack and called on both Palestinians and Israelis to avoid killing civilians.[4]
- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei called for an end to the Palestinian suicide bombings.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c "BBC NEWS - Middle East - Bomber attacks Tel Aviv market". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Suicide blast kills 4 at Tel Aviv market / 16-year-old bomber injures 32 others at outdoor stalls". SFGate. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Middle East - Bomber's family condemn militants". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ a b Arafat Condemns Market Suicide Bombing (Sky News)
External links[]
- Suicide bombing at Carmel Market 1-Nov-2004 - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Three dead in Tel Aviv blast - published on The Guardian on 1 November 2004
- Bomber attacks Tel Aviv market - published on BBC News on 1 November 2004
- Suicide Bomber Strikes Market in Israel, Killing at Least 3 - published on The New York Times on 1 November 2004
- Explosion rocks Tel Aviv market - published on USA Today on 1 November 2004
- 2004 murders in Asia
- Suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups
- Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2004
- Palestinian terrorism
- Terrorist incidents in Tel Aviv
- 2000s in Tel Aviv
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- November 2004 events in Asia
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