Posted on 10/09/2002 11:12:31 PM PDT by HAL9000
Five wounded in an attack commits suicide close to Such Aviv (radio)
Thursday October 10, 2002 - 6h09 GMT
JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (AFP) - a Palestinian made Thursday morning an attack commits suicide close to Bneï Brak in the suburbs of Tel-Aviv, making five wounded, from which one reached seriously, announced the radio operator soldier Israeli.
The Palestinian, who carried a belt filled with explosive, exploded himself under a bridge close to a bus stop used in particular by students of the university Bar Ilan located in the vicinity.
According to the radio, the author of the attack was apparently killed.
5 Wounded in Suicide Bombing Attack on Route 4
(IsraelNN.com) Five persons were injured in the suicide bombing attack a few minutes ago on Route 4 at Coca Cola Junction, on the road to Bnei Brak. At least one of the wounded is said to be in serious condition.
Magen David Adom spokespersons Yerucham Mendola reports the others are in less serious condition. Additional confirmed details will be published as they become available.
Ha'aretz -
5 people wounded in suicide attack on Geha Road
Five people were wounded Thursday morning when an explosive device detonated on the Geha Road, under the Coca Cola bridge, near Bnei Brak.
One person was seriously wounded in the attack, one was in moderate condition, and three people were lightly wounded.
Security forces were making their way to the scene of the attack.
5 people wounded in suicide attack on Geha Road
By Ha'aretz Service
Five people were wounded Thursday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up while trying to get on a bus at a stop underneath a bridge on the Geha highway, not far from Bnei Brak.
A Magen David Adom first-aid official said that one of the injured was in serious condition, a second was in moderate condition and the remainder were lightly injured.
According to initial reports, the bomber tried to get on the bus was prevented from doing so by the driver and passengers who pushed him out of the bus.
The explosion took place under the "Coca Cola" bridge, not far from the soft-drink plant on the outskirts of Bnei Brak.
Security forces were sweeping the area for further explosive devices.
Oct. 10
— TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up by a bus near Tel Aviv on Thursday after Israeli passengers stopped him boarding, killing a woman and wounding five people, Israeli police and hospital sources said.
In a separate incident, Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.
The suicide bomber attack took place on the highway between Ramat Gan and Bnei Brek, two towns south of Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv.
"It was a suicide bombing. A suicide bomber tried to get on the bus, the driver noticed him and the passengers pushed him out, and then he blew himself up," a police spokesman said.
"We suddenly saw a wall of fire. We felt the blast and saw some people injured," said Aharaon, a witness.
The attack took place after days of violence in the Gaza Strip following an Israeli tank and helicopter raid on Monday in which 16 people were killed.
On Thursday, Palestinian gunmen exchanged fire with Israeli soldiers patrolling the edge of the Rafah Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian witnesses and hospital officials said Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians, an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old boy.
The army said it was checking the reports. It added that one soldier was lightly injured when an armored combat vehicle drove over an explosive device.
On Wednesday, Israeli troops shot dead two youths and wounded 18 people during clashes at the Rafah camp. The Israeli army said troops patrolling the border with Egypt returned fire when gunmen shot at them from Rafah.
Palestinians have been waging an uprising against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since September 2000, shortly after peace talks collapsed.
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