Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing

Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
The attack site
Native nameהפיגוע בקו 2
LocationJerusalem
Coordinates31°47′40″N 35°13′15″E / 31.79444°N 35.22083°E / 31.79444; 35.22083
DateAugust 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths23 civilians and 1 unborn child (+1 bomber)
Injured130+ civilians
PerpetratorHamas claimed responsibility

A Palestinian suicide bombing of a crowded public bus (Egged bus No. 2) in the Shmuel HaNavi quarter in Jerusalem took place on August 19, 2003. Twenty-four people were killed and over 130 wounded. Many of the victims were children, some of them infants. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.