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Beit Lid suicide bombing
Double Palestinian suicide bombing in Israel in 1995 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Beit Lid suicide bombing, (also named Beit Lid massacre[1][2][3][4]) was a double suicide attack by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad against Israeli soldiers at the Beit Lid Junction on January 22, 1995. 21 soldiers and one civilian were killed. It was the first suicide attack by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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Native name | הפיגוע בצומת בית ליד |
Location | Beit Lid Junction, Israel |
Coordinates | 32°19′25″N 34°54′14″E |
Date | January 22, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-01-22) c. 9:30 am (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Suicide attack |
Weapons | Suicide belts |
Deaths | 22 Israeli soldiers and one civilian (+2 suicide bombers) |
Injured | 66 Israelis, mostly soldiers |
Perpetrator | Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility |
Assailants | Anwar Soukar & Salah Shaaker |
No. of participants | 2 |
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