2001 Immanuel bus attack
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]
The attack
On 12 December 2001, three armed Palestinians militants planted a roadside bomb beside the road leading to the Jewish settlement of Immanuel. After placing two roadside bombs, the assailants ambushed a bus on its way from Bnei Brak.[4]
Soon after, a non-armoured[5] Dan bus line 189, en route to Immanuel from Bnei Brak, approached the site as two roadside bombs exploded.[4][6] The bus, which was greatly damaged in the explosions,[5] continued to drive several hundred meters until it was immobilized. Immediately after the bus was immobilized, one of the militants approached the bus, threw hand grenades into the bus, and fired small arms on the passengers of the bus and at the vehicles arriving at the site, while the passengers attempted to flee the bus.[5][6] The passengers of three other vehicles traveling on this road at that time were also affected.[7]
Shortly after, the three attackers fired on cars near the settlement and rescue workers trying to help the victims. One gunman was run over by an army jeep and then shot dead, but the others escaped. Palestinian officials identified the dead man as 21-year-old Asem Rihan, a Hamas member and student at Al Najah University in Nablus.[8]
11 people were killed in the attack and about 30 were injured.[9]
Official reactions
- Involved parties
Israel:
- Israeli government spokesman Avi Pazner said, "We hold the Palestinian authorities responsible for the activities of these terrorist group who operate in full daylight and in the full knowledge of the Palestinian Authority and continue their deadly attacks against civilian men, women and children".[10]
- The Palestinian Authority condemned the attack.[11]
See also
External links
- Bus ambush brings carnage back to Israel - published on Independent Online on 12 December 2001
- Terrorist attack on bus at Emmanuel - 12 December 2001 - published on the Israeli Foreign Ministry website
- Several Dead In Shooting On Israeli Bus - published on the New Straits Times on 13 December 2001
- Israel Retaliates After Hamas Attacks Bus - published on the Bangor Daily News on 13 December 2001
- Eight killed in Palestinian attack on Israeli bus - published on the Bangor Daily News on 13 December 2001
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Terrorist attack on bus at Emmanuel - 12-Dec-2001
- ^ a b c Independent Newspapers Online. "Bus ambush brings carnage back to Israel". Independent Online. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ a b "מצב פצועים: הבוקר מאושפזים 27 פצועים, 3 קשה, 5 בינוני - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה! חדשות. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Ten dead, 30 wounded as Palestinians open fire on bus". CNN. 12 December 2001.
- ^ "Palestinian Assault on Bus Kills 10; Israeli Response Is Swift". The New York Times. 13 December 2001.
- ^ Terrorist attack on bus at Emmanuel - 12-Dec-2001
- ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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