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The attack site
The attack site
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| Location | Neve Shaanan neighborhood in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Date | July 17, 2002 10:10 pm |
| Attack type | suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 5 (+ 2 suicide bombers) |
| Injured | approximately 40 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility |
The Neve Shaanan Street bombing was a double suicide bombing attack which occurred on July 17, 2002 in the Neve Shaanan street in Tel Aviv, near the Old Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. 5 people were killed in the attack and approximately 40 people were injured. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
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On Wednesday evening, July 17, 2002 at 10:10 pm, two Palestinian suicide bombers, wearing explosive belts containing about 33 pounds of explosives,[1] blew themselves up, only 20 meters apart, at the Neve Shaanan street in Tel Aviv, near the Old Tel Aviv Central Bus Station. The explosives hidden on the bodies of the suicide bombers contained a large quantity of shrapnel and nails,[1] to maximize the amount of injuries. Three people were killed there immediately from the force of the blasts and 40 people were injured. Two additional people died of their injuries a few days after the attack.[2][3]
The Palestinians Islamist militant organization Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the double attack.[2]
Israel: