Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing

Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign
The attack site
Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (Jerusalem)
Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (Israel)
LocationJerusalem
Coordinates31°46′59″N 35°13′04″E / 31.7830°N 35.2179°E / 31.7830; 35.2179
Date9 August 2001
2:00 pm (IDT)
TargetIsraeli visitors of the Sbarro pizza restaurant
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths16 civilians (+1 bomber)
Injured140
PerpetratorsHamas

A Palestinian suicide bombing at a pizzeria in downtown Jerusalem on 9 August 2001 killed 16 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman. A further 130 were wounded. The attack occurred during the Second Intifada.