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| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
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The attack site
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| Location | Israel |
| Date | June 5, 2002 7:15 am (GMT+2) |
| Attack type | suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 13 Israeli soldiers and four civilians (+ 1 bomber) |
| Injured | 43 Israelis (mostly soldiers) |
| Perpetrator(s) | Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility |
The Megiddo Junction bus bombing was the suicide bombing of an Egged bus at Megiddo Junction in northern Israel on June 5, 2002. 17 people were killed in the attack and 43 people were injured.
The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
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On Wednesday, 5 June 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber drove a Renault van loaded with dozens of kilograms of explosives to Highway 65. At Megiddo Junction, he approached Egged bus no. 830, filled with passengers, traveling from Tel Aviv to Tiberias. At 7:15 am, the bomber detonated the explosive device near the fuel tank of the bus, causing it to burst into flames.[1] According to a member of the rescue crew, people were thrown out of the bus by the force of the bomb and rescuers could not board the vehicle immediately due to the extreme heat. [2]
The blast killed 13 Israeli soldiers and four civilians, and injured 43 passengers, most of them soldiers. [3]
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After the attack The Palestinian Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was carried out by a 18-year-old Palestinian named Hamza Samudi whom originated from Jenin and had taken driving lessons four days before the attack, especially for this mission.