King George Street bombing
A suicide bombing occurred on March 21, 2002, outside a clothing store and toy shop on King George Street in Jerusalem. Three Israeli civilians were killed in the attack. The Palestinian militant organization al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack
On Thursday afternoon, 21 March 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated the explosive device, hidden underneath his jacket, in the middle of Jerusalem's shopping district in the King George Street in downtown Jerusalem amongst a crowd of shoppers. The blast killed three civilians and more than 40 people were wounded, seven of them seriously. The perpetrators 
After the attack the Palestinian militia al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the bombing and stated that the perpetrator was Mohammad Hashaika, a 22-year-old from the West Bank village of Talluza near Nablus. Hashaika was a member of the Tanzim and a former Palestinian policeman. Later on, it was revealed that Hashaika was actually arrested for allegedly planning to carry out an earlier attack. Nevertheless, the Palestinian authority released him a week before he managed to carry out this suicide bombing. References

External links 
 Bomb rips through Jerusalem shopping centre - published on The Guardian on 21 March 2002
 Jerusalem Blast Kills 3, Hurts 100 - published on The Daily News of New York City on 22 March 2002

2002 murders in Asia
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