2002 French Hill suicide bombing
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A suicide bombing occurred on 19 June 2002, in a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill settlement in northern East Jerusalem. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause a maximum number of casualties. Seven people were killed in the attack, and 35 were injured.[4][5][6]
2002 French hill suicide bombing | |
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Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
Location | French Hill settlement, East Jerusalem |
Date | 19 June 2002; 21 years ago (2002-06-19) c. 7:05 am [1] |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 7[2] (+1 suicide bomber) |
Injured | ā 50[3] |
Perpetrator | Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility[4] |
The Palestinian militant group Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]
The attack took place only a day after the deadliest bombing attack in Jerusalem in six years occurred, in which a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 19 people on a crowded bus in southern Jerusalem. According to The Daily Telegraph, both of the attacks were timed to disrupt an expected announcement by U.S. President George W. Bush regarding a future Palestinian state, and Bush did in fact delay his speech.[4][7][8]