The Carmel Market bombing was a

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which occurred on 1 November 2004 at the

Carmel Market Carmel Market (, ''Shuk HaCarmel'') is an outdoor marketplace in Tel Aviv, Israel. History The Carmel market was established in the 1920s.Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

's business district. Three civilians were killed in the attack and over 50 people were injured. The

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claimed responsibility for the attack.

The attack

On Monday, 1 November 2004, shortly after 11:00 am, a

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suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt hidden underneath his clothes detonated the explosive device at the

's business district. The blast killed three civilians and injured over 30 people.

The perpetrator

The Palestinian Marxist–Leninist militant group

claimed responsibility for the attack, and stated that the attack was carried out by a 16-year-old Palestinian named Amar Alfar who originated from the Palestinian city of

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in the

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Official reactions

;Involved parties : Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman urged the Palestinian Authority to crack down on armed militants. : *

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- Palestinian leader

Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat (4 or 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his Kunya (Arabic), kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, Presid ...

condemned the attack and called on both Palestinians and Israelis to avoid killing civilians. * Palestinian Prime Minister

Ahmed Qurei Ahmed Ali Mohammad Qurei (also spelled Qureia or Qurie; , ; 26 March 1937 – 22 February 2023), also known by his '' kunya'' Abu Alaa ( ), was a Palestinian politician who served as the second prime minister of the Palestinian National Authori ...

called for an end to the Palestinian suicide bombings.

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The attack

The perpetrator

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