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Gaza Street bus bombing

2004 in JerusalemHamas suicide bombings of busesJanuary 2004 events in AsiaMass murder in 2004Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem
Terrorist incidents in Jerusalem in the 2000s
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Bus 19

A suicide bombing was carried out on Gaza Street, Jerusalem 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.

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Gaza Street bus bombing
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9426222 Jerusalem, Talbiyeh
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