Posted on 05/13/2006 6:41:42 AM PDT by Esther Ruth
Last update - 05:46 13/05/2006
Tel Aviv bombing victim dies of his wounds at Ichilov Hospital
By Ran Reznick, Amos Harel and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service
A 26-year-old Tel Aviv resident who was critically injured in last month's suicide bombing near the Central Bus Station succumbed to his wounds before dawn Saturday at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Army Radio reported.
The victim, Lior Anidor, represents the 10th fatality in the attacks.
David Shaulov, 29, of Holon; Philip Balasan, 45, of Ashdod; Benjamin Haputa, 47, of Lod; Victor Erez, a 60-year-old taxi driver from Tel Aviv; Lily Yunes, 42, of Oranit; and 31-year-old Ariel Darhi were six casualties laid to rest last month.
The bodies of two Romanian victims of the bombing, Rosalia Basanya, 48, and Boda Proshka, 50, were flown back to their native country after the Passover holiday.
The ninth victim of the attack, French tourist Rachel Cohen, 75, was laid to rest in Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, a sixteen-year-old tourist from the United States who sustained critical wounds in Monday's suicide bombing was still in serious condition on Tuesday.
The teenager was fighting for his life after doctors operated on him most of the night, said Karen Bronner, a spokeswoman for the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
His injuries were mostly to his stomach and internal organs and his aorta was torn, she said.
The American boy's family did not want any details about him released to the media, Bronner said.
Dozens were treated for wounds following the bombing at a falafel and shwarma restaurant at the old central bus station in southern Tel Aviv.
Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank claimed responsibility for the attack.
Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi said that the extent of the wounds sustained by the victims indicated that the explosive device had been a large one. Police estimates put the weight of the bomb as between 5-10 kilos. Islamic Jihad said that the device weighed 13 kilos.
G-d rest their souls.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.