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was carried out on

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in central

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

on January 29, 2004. A Palestinian bomber detonated an explosive belt on an Egged bus #19 traveling between the two campuses of Hadassah Medical Center. Eleven passengers were killed and over 50 people were wounded, 13 of them seriously.

The attack

On January 29, 2004, shortly before 9:00 AM, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself in the back of an Egged bus at the corner of Gaza and Arlozorov streets in

, near the official residence of the

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.Ten killed in Jerusalem suicide bombing

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, January 29, 2004. The blast tore the bus apart, blowing the roof into the air and breaking all the windows. The blast killed 11 people and injured more than 50. Thirteen were in serious condition.

The perpetrators

Both the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and

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claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred less than 24 hours after eight Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid on the outskirts of Gaza, naming the bomber as Ali Yusuf Jaara, a 24-year-old Palestinian policeman from

Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ...

.
Suicide bombing of Egged bus no. 19 in Jerusalem
'. Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. January 29, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2008.

Aftermath

Originally the wreck of Bus 19 was maintained and stored by ZAKA in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Connection, Int'l, a Christian Zionist organizatio

was invited by ZAKA to bring the bus to the USA. The wreck of the bus was on display first at the Hague for the Israeli West Bank barrier#Legality, International Court of Justice hearing about the Israeli West Bank barrier. The Jerusalem Connection then brought the bus to the USA where, under the cosponsorship of many Jewish and Christian organizations, churches, and synagogues, it was put on display in several cities and at various US universities.
Bombed Israeli Bus on Display at Duke Oct. 12-13
'',

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News and Communications, October 11, 2004 Bus 19 is currently located permanently a
Camp Shoresh
in Adamstown, Md.

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The attack

The perpetrators

Aftermath

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