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Suicide bombing at Cafe Moment in Jerusalem - 9-Mar-2002

9 Mar 2002
 
  Suicide bombing at Cafe Moment in Jerusalem
March 9, 2002


©2002 Reuters/Gil Cohen Magen
Remains of Jerusalem cafe after suicide bombing (Mar 9)


©2002 Reuters/Nir Elias
Body of victim is removed from the Jerusalem cafe (Mar 9)
11 people were killed and 54 injured, 10 of them seriously, when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bomber walked into the cafe, located at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets about 100 meters from the prime minister's residence, and detonated a powerful explosive charge that completely gutted the restaurant.


The names of the victims:

- Limor Ben-Shoham, 27, of Jerusalem;
- Nir Rahamim Borochov, 22, of Givat Ze'ev;
- Danit Dagan, 25, of Tel-Aviv;
- Livnat Dvash, 28, of Jerusalem;
- Tali Eliyahu, 26, of Jerusalem;
- Uri Felix, 25, of Givat Ze'ev;
- Dan Imani, 23, of Jerusalem;
- Natanel Kochavi, 31, of Kiryat Ata;
- Baruch Lerner-Naor, 28, of Eli;
- Orit Ozarov, 28, of Jerusalem;
- Avraham Haim Rahamim, 29, of Jerusalem;





Limor Ben Shoham
 
Nir Borochov
 
Danit Dagan
 
Livnat Dvash

Tali Eliyahu
 
Uri Felix
 
Dan Imani
 
Natanel Kochavi

Baruch Lerner-Naor
 
Orit Ozerov
 
Avraham Rahamim



News reports:

 Eleven killed, dozens injured in suicide bombing in Jerusalem - Ha'aretz, Mar 10, 2002
 Funerals begin for victims of Saturday's two terror attacks - Ha'aretz, Mar 10, 2002

 
 
 
Palestinian violence and terrorism since Sept 2000
In Memory of the Victims of Palestinian Violence and Terrorism
Suicide and Other Bombing Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principles (Sept 1993)
 
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