2016 Jerusalem bus bombing

Terrorist incident in Jerusalem yes July 2024 the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–2016) 2016 Jerusalem bombing 2016 4 18 y Israel jerusalem The attack site Talpiot, Jerusalem 31 44 51 N 35 12 30 E inline,title 18:00 IDT Civilians 1 (the assailant) 21 Abdul Hamid Abu SrourJerusalem bus blast: Hamas says member behind bombing https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36100485 21 April 2016 BBC 21 April 2016 Suicide bombing A Palestinian bomb attack was carried out on a bus in the Talpiot neighborhood in Jerusalem on 18 April 2016 at around 18:00.Kershner Isabel Bus Bombing in Jerusalem Wounds 21 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/world/middleeast/jerusalem-bus-fire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss The New York Times 18 April 2016 April 18, 2016 The bomber was a member of Hamas, which however did not claim responsibility. At least 21 people were injured, two critically.Eisenbud Daniel K. 18 April 2016 Police: Jerusalem public bus explosion caused by bomb https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/initial-report-jerusalem-bus-explodes-on-way-to-hebron-451611 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160419052640/http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Initial-report-Jerusalem-bus-explodes-on-way-to-Hebron-451611 2016-04-19 The Jerusalem PostChabin Michele 18 April 2016 Jerusalem bus blast wounds 21, called terror attack by police https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/04/18/israeli-rescue-service-explosion-jerusalem-bus/83183036/ April 18, 2016 USA Today Booth William 18 April 2016 A bomb blows up two buses in Jerusalem, stirring dark memories en-US The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-bomb-blows-up-two-buses-in-jerusalem-stirring-dark-memories/2016/04/18/98a1a5d8-0587-11e6-bfed-ef65dff5970d_story.html live limited 18 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160506213409/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-bomb-blows-up-two-buses-in-jerusalem-stirring-dark-memories/2016/04/18/98a1a5d8-0587-11e6-bfed-ef65dff5970d_story.html 6 May 2016 Attack The explosion, on an Egged bus #12, set an adjacent bus, which was mostly empty, and a nearby car aflame. Most of the injuries were to passengers on the #12 Egged bus. It was the first attack on a bus in Jerusalem since 2011.Hasson Nir At Least 20 Wounded in Jerusalem Bus Blast Caused by Bomb https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.715076 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418221819/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.715076 dead 18 April 2016 19 April 2016 Haaretz 18 April 2016 A police forensic team discovered remnants of a bomb in the wreckage.Eisenbud Daniel Few answers emerge 24 hours after Jerusalem bus bombing https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Few-answers-emerge-24-hours-after-Jerusalem-bus-bombing-451734 19 April 2016 Jerusalem Post 19 April 2016 The investigation was under a police gag order. Assailant The assailant, a 19-year-old Abdul Hamid Abu Srour, lost several limbs and succumbed in hospital several days after the bombing, Police did not initially confirm whether or not one of the individuals hospitalized was the bomber.April 2024 Hamas admitted that the assailant was a member of the West Bank branch of the organization, but did not claim responsibility for the bombing,Liebermann Oren Oren Liebermann Pearson Michael 2016-04-21 Jerusalem bus bombing work of Hamas operative, police say https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/middleeast/jerusalem-bus-explosion/index.html 2023-04-19 CNN en Hamas said Wednesday in a statement on Hamas-run al-Aqsa TV and on the Hamas Twitter account that the bombing was conducted by a member of its military wing, Izzedine al Qassam. But the organization stopped short of a full claim of responsibility. The latest statement came from Hamas in the Bethlehem Governorate, not from the organization's official spokespeople in Gaza, where the group is based. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups have praised the attack, but have not claimed responsibility.’2016-04-21 Israel says Jerusalem bus bombing was Hamas suicide attack en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36100485 2023-04-19Beaumont Peter 2016-04-21 Questions remain over Jerusalem bus attack after bomber named en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/21/questions-remain-jerusalem-bus-attack-bomber-named 2023-04-19 0261-3077 it hailed the bomber as a "martyr." Reactions Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation; "We will locate those who prepared this explosive device. We will reach the dispatchers. We will also reach those behind them. We will settle the score with these terrorists."Jerusalem bus bombing wounds more than 20; police call it terror https://www.foxnews.com/world/jerusalem-bus-bombing-wounds-more-than-20-police-call-it-terror/ 18 April 2016 AP Fox News 18 April 2016 On the Palestinian side, reactions were mixed. Hamas spokesman in Gaza praised the bombers, stating that it "Blesses the Jerusalem operation" and Gaza mosques welcomed the attack with announcements over their loud speakers.16 April 2016 Jerusalem bus explodes in terror attack, injuring at least 21 Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-injured-in-bus-blaze-in-jerusalem/ 18 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418183004/https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-injured-in-bus-blaze-in-jerusalem/ 18 April 2016 Another Hamas spokesman, Husam Badran said that "this attack affirms to everyone one that our people will not abandon the resistance path." Islamic Jihad praised the bombing. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, however, condemned the attack, saying that "we are against all forms of terrorist activity that affect Israeli and Palestinian civilians,"Khoury Jack 19 April 2016 Abbas Condemns Jerusalem Attack as Hamas Blasts PA Security Ties With Israel en Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2016-04-19/ty-article/abbas-condemns-jerusalem-attack-hamas-blasts-pa-ties-with-israel/0000017f-f04c-d8a1-a5ff-f0cedb610000 2023-04-19 and that the Palestinians "want to achieve an end to the occupation and the building of settlements through diplomatic means, and through peaceful resistance."https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-sharply-criticizes-israeli-settlement-policy/a-19199607 Merkel sharply criticizes Israeli settlement policy References Category:2016 in Jerusalem Category:Suicide bombings in 2016 Category:Hamas suicide bombings of buses Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2016 Category:April 2016 crimes in Asia Category:Murder in Jerusalem Category:Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 2010s Category:Suicide bombings in Jerusalem Category:2016 road incidents in Asia