Café Moment bombing

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The Café Moment bombing occurred in Jerusalem on 9 March 2002 at 22:30 PM.[1][2] A Hamas suicide bomber walked into the cafe 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.[2] Eleven people were killed and 54 injured, 10 of them seriously.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Goldenberg, Suzanne (2002-03-11). Bombing shatters illusions in an oasis of civility: The killing of 11 people in a cafe used by liberal Israelis shows no one is safe. The Guardian (UK).
  2. ^ a b c Suicide bombing at Cafe Moment in Jerusalem (2002-03-09).
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