Aug 31, 2004 - Tatiana Kortchenko, 49, of Beersheba was one of 16 people killed in twin suicide bus bombings in Beersheba city buses. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
The two explosions took place within minutes of each other on two Beersheba city buses, on route nos. 6 and 12, shortly before 3:00 P.M. The buses were traveling along Beersheba's main street, Rager Blvd, near the city hall. About 100 people were wounded.
Tatiana Kortchenko, who immigrated to Israel four years ago from Ukraine, where she was a biology teacher and assistance principal. In Israel, she found work cleaning at the Jewish Agency office in Beersheba. She was was mortally wounded on her way home from work and died on the operating table.
Tatiana Kortchenko was buried in Beersheba. She is survived by her husband, Valery, her son Sergei, 26, and daughter, Irena.