Afula mall bombing

Afula mall bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
"Shaarei HaAmakim" mall
class=notpageimage| The attack site
Native name	הפיגוע בקניון העמקים
Location	Afula, Israel
Coordinates	32°36′13″N 35°17′39″E
Date	May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) 17:14 pm (GMT+2)
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapon	Suicide vest
Deaths	3 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured	70 civilians
Perpetrators	Islamic Jihad and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility.
Assailant	19-year-old female assailant (Hiba Daraghmeh)

The Afula mall bombing was a palestinian attack which occurred on May 19, 2003 in which a Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up outside the "Shaarei HaAmakim" mall in Afula, Israel, killing 3 Israeli civilians and injuring 70.

Both the Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

Memorial for the Israelis killed in Afula

On Monday, May 19, 2003 at 17:14 pm, a Palestinian suicide bomber approached the entrance to the "Shaarei HaAmakim" mall in the city of Afula in northern Israel. The suicide bomber detonated the explosives hidden underneath her clothes when she approached the security the guards at the entrance for the security inspection. Three people were killed in the attack (two security guards and a shopper) and 70 people were injured.

The perpetrators

After the attack, both the Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the suicide bomber was a 19-year-old Palestinian female named Hiba Daraghmeh from the city Tubas in the northeastern West Bank who was an English literature student.

See also

• Palestinian political violence

External links

• Suicide bombing in Afula (May 19, 2003) – published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Suicide blast rocks Israeli mall – published on BBC News on May 19, 2003
• Homicide Bomber Kills Three in Israel – published on Fox News on May 20, 2003
• Shopping Mall Suicide Blast – published on Sky News on May 20, 2003
• Peace plan at risk as fifth bomber strikes – published on The Age on May 21, 2003
• Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 3 – published on CBS News on May 20, 2003