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Dolphinarium discotheque massacre
2001 nightclub bombing in Tel Aviv, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 June 2001, a Hamas-affiliated terrorist blew himself up outside the Dolphinarium discotheque on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 Israelis, 16 of whom were teenagers.[1][2][3] The majority of the victims were Israeli teenage girls whose families had recently immigrated from the former Soviet Union.
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Native name | הפיגוע בדולפינריום |
Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Coordinates | 32°04′02″N 34°45′42″E |
Date | June 1, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-06-01) 23:27 pm (UTC+3) |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Weapon | 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) explosive device |
Deaths | 21 (+1 attacker) |
Injured | 100+ |
Perpetrators | Hamas |
Assailant | Saeed Hotari |
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