Jerusalem bus 20 massacre

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Jerusalem bus 20 massacre
Location	Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem
Target(s)	bus
Date	November 21, 2002
Attack Type	suicide bomber
Fatalities	11
Injuries	50+
Perpetrator(s)	Hamas

The Jerusalem bus 20 massacre was a suicide bombing in Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem. A Palestinian suicide bomber from Hamas exploded himself on a crowded bus in central Jerusalem, killing 11 people and wounding over 50. It occurred on November 21, 2002.

[edit] Fatalities

• Hodaya Asraf, 13, of Jerusalem
• Marina Bazarski, 46, of Jerusalem
• Hadassah (Yelena) Ben-David, 32, of Jerusalem
• Sima Novak, 56, of Jerusalem
• Kira Perlman, 67, of Jerusalem
• Ilan Perlman, 8, of Jerusalem (Kira Perlman's grandson)
• Yafit Ravivo, 14 of Jerusalem
• Ella Sharshevsky, 44, of Jerusalem
• Michael Sharshevsky, 16, of Jerusalem (Ella Sharshevsky's son)
• Mircea Varga, 25, a tourist from Romania
• Dikla Zino, 22, of Jerusalem.

[edit] See also

• Jerusalem bus 2 massacre (19 August 2003)
• List of massacres committed during the Al-Aqsa Intifada

[edit] External links

• Suicide bombing of No. 20 Egged bus in Kiryat Menahem, Jerusalem November 21, 2002