Tzrifin bus stop attack
The Tzrifin attack was a suicide bombing, which occurred on 9 September 2003 in a bus stop in central Israel next to the military base Tzrifin. 9 IDF soldiers were killed in the attack and more than 15 soldiers were injured.
| Tzrifin bus stop attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
 Memorial to the victims of the attack | |
  The attack site | |
| Native name | הפיגוע בתחנת האוטובוס בצריפין |
| Location | Tzrifin, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°58′12″N 34°50′36″E |
| Date | 9 September 2003 17:50 pm (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 9 soldiers (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 15+ soldiers |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack |
The suicide bomber was a member of the Palestinian organization Hamas and was a resident of the Palestinian village Rantis in the West Bank.
The attack
During the evening hours of Tuesday, 9 September 2003, a Palestinian militant who was holding a bag full of explosives, approached a bus stop near the Israeli military base Tzrifin, located on the eastern side of Rishon LeZion. The bus station was full of Israeli soldiers who were on their way home.
Around 17:50 pm the bomber detonated the explosive device. The force of the explosion killed 9 soldiers and injured more than 15. All the fatalities in the attack were soldiers.
Five hours after the attack, another terrorist attack was carried out at Café Hillel in Jerusalem in which 7 people were killed over 30 people were injured.
See also
References
External links
- Suicide Bombings- Tzrifin and Jerusalem - September 9- 2003 - published at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Two separate suicide bombings kill at least 15 in Israel - published on USA Today on 9 September 2003
- Suicide attack at Israeli army base - published on BBC News on 9 September 2003
- MidEast: Suicide Blast Kills Eight - published on Sky News on 9 September 2003
