The Ramat Gan bus bombing was a Hamas suicide attack on a crowded No. 20 commuter bus in Ramat Gan, Israel on July 24, 1995, near the Israel Diamond Exchange. Six Israelis were killed and 33 were wounded. The bomb contained 15 kilograms (33 lb) of TNT packed with nails into a metal pipe.1992-1995: A chronology of events, Edward F. Mickolus and Susan L. Simmons, p.845

The perpetrator Just after 9:00 am, a call came in to the Associated Press office in East Jerusalem claiming responsibility for the attack. The caller boasted that a youth from Hamas from the Yahya Ayyash group from the West Bank carried out the attack".Katz, 190-191

See also Palestinian political violence

References

External links Bus attack may speed up peace talks with Palestinians Remarks by Prime Minister Rabin on Israel Radio and Television on Ramat Gan attack, 24 July 1995.