Of course it's not the full context. But it's kind of hard to transport bombed discos or coffee shops around.
And I imagine bloody body parts imbedded in the walls and ceilings of the bus would be a little over the top.
Perhaps have some of the brutally injured talk about what is going on in Israel - or read poems, letters, etc. (which might actually go over well in Berkely).
It is always sad to hear of the number of deaths from a suicide bombing. In some way it almost seems even more tragic to think of the wounded (in numbers far greater than the dead). These wounded have lost limbs, sight, etc (and perhaps loved ones).