The Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on February 16, 2002 in the Israeli settlement of Karnei Shomron. Three teenagers were killed in the attack.
| Karnei Shomron Mall suicide bombing | |
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| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
Karnei Shomron Mall, the attack place. | |
The attack site | |
| Location | 32°10′29″N 35°05′28″E / 32.17472°N 35.09111°E Karnei Shomron, West Bank |
| Date | February 16, 2002 c. 7:45 PM (GMT+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 3 civilians (+1 suicide bomber) |
| Injured | 30 civilians (6 of them seriously) |
| Perpetrators | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility |
The Palestinian militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack.
The attack
On Saturday night, 16 February 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber, who was wearing a 25-pound nail-studded explosive device strapped to his body, approached the popular crowded open mall in the Karnei Shomron settlement located in the West Bank.[citation needed] It was the first suicide bombing at a West Bank settlement.
The militant detonated the bomb at the entrance to a pizza parlor at about 7:45 p.m. The blast killed three teenagers (a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl, and a 15-year-old boy)[citation needed] and injured 27 people, six of them seriously.[citation needed] Two of the teenagers were killed instantly, while a third died of her wounds on February 27.[citation needed]
The perpetrators
Officials from the Palestinian militant organization Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the bomber was Sadek Abdel Hafeth, an 18-year-old Palestinian from the nearby town of Qalqilya.
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2002
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