At least 7 dead in IslamicJihad Suicide bomb in Tel Aviv
A Palestinian suicide bomber killed seven people and wounded at least 30 others, seven of them seriously, in an explosion near the old central bus station in southern Tel Aviv on Monday afternoon.
Two of the victims died after they had arrived at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. One of the wounded was in extremely critical condition, six people were seriously hurt, 12 sustained moderate wounds and the rest were lightly hurt.
The wounded were taken to Ichilov, Wolfson Medical Center in Holon and Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
Palestinian sources identified the bomber as Sami Salim Hamad, an Islamic Jihad activist from the village of Qabatiyah, on outskirts of the West Bank city of Jenin.
Posted by: mhw 2006-04-17 |