ISRAEL: AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND DOZENS WOUNDED AFTER TWO SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS IN CROWDED AREA OF CENTRAL TEL AVIV

Record ID: 645584

  • Title: ISRAEL: AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND DOZENS WOUNDED AFTER TWO SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS IN CROWDED AREA OF CENTRAL TEL AVIV
  • Date: 5th January 2003
  • Summary: (W6) TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (JANUARY 5, 2003) (REUTERS) VARIOUS WOUNDED ARRIVING AT ICHILOV HOSPITAL (9 SHOTS)
  • Embargoed: 20th January 2003 12:00
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  • Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVAAXKYBAB9I1BWK2I03VFPLBNR8
  • Story Text: At least 15 people have been killed and dozens were wounded in Israel in two explosions apparently set off by suicide bombers in a crowded area of central Tel Aviv, Israeli emergency services said.
    A Lebanon-based television station said Islamic Jihad had claimed responsibility for the deadly bombs in Tel Aviv on Sunday (January 5) but an official in the Palestinian militant group said there had been no official statement.
    The West Bank correspondent for the Al-Manar station said Islamic Jihad telephoned him to make the claim.
    At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in the two explosions that were apparently set off by suicide bombers in a crowded area of central Tel Aviv, Israeli emergency services said.
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