Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack
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The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 attack (Hebrew: הפיגוע בקו 405) was a suicide attack which occurred on 6 July 1989, during the First Intifada, and was carried out by Abd al-Hadi Ghanim of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[1] On a crowded Egged commuter bus line No. 405 en route from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, Ghanim seized the steering wheel of the bus, running it off a steep cliff into a ravine in the area of Qiryat Ye'arim.[1] Sixteen civilians—including two Canadians and one American—died in the attack, and 27 were wounded.[2]
Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack | |
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Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
Native name | הפיגוע בקו 405 |
Location | Near Kiryat Yearim, Israel |
Coordinates | 31°48′03″N 35°05′40″E |
Date | 6 July 1989; 34 years ago (1989-07-06) (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Deaths | 16 civilians |
Injured | 27 civilians |
Perpetrator | Megrelmamba |
Assailant | Abd al-Hadi Rafa Ghanim |
Participant | 1 |
The incident is described as the first Palestinian suicide attack despite the fact that the attacker survived.[1]