Terror Attack at Nahariya Train Station On Sunday Morning

The suicide terrorist attack at the Nahariya train station occurred at about 10:45am. The attack came on a Sunday morning when the station is particularly crowded with soldiers returning to their bases from a weekend leave.

There is no confirmed information at this time from official sources but eyewitnesses stated the bomber detonated the explosive device in a crowd of persons.

08:55 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Van With Teachers Attacked by Gunfire – 2 Dead – 3 Wounded

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Shortly after 8:00am, shots were fired from a passing vehicle at a van transporting teachers on the Jordan Valley road several hundred meters from the Adam Bridge. Police report the terrorists fired automatic weapons.

It is now being reported that two persons were killed and three others wounded. Helicopters were dispatched to the scene to transport the wounded.

Additional confirmed details will be published as they become available.

10:59 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

EMS Officials Report Many Wounded in Train Station Attack

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

According to emergency medical service Chief of Operations Doron Kotler, there are many tens of persons wounded in the suicide bombing attack at the Nahariya train station a short time ago. Kotler reports that ambulances are en route from many districts and civilians are urged to avoid the general area and clear the approach road for all emergency vehicles.

11:12 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Update on Blast Victims

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

The government hospital in Nahariya is reporting nine victims of the suicide bomb attack at the Nahariya trains station have arrived in the emergency room. Seven are reported in light condition and two moderate.

The number of wounded appears to continue to climb. Police are confirming there are fatalities but there is no mention of numbers.

11:32 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Islamic Jihad Claims Responsibility for Jordan Valley Attack

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

The Islamic Jihad terror organization issued a statement claiming responsibility for this morning’s fatal shooting attack on Route 90 in the Jordan Valley. Three others were wounded in that attack, two lightly and one moderately.

11:37 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

4 Dead, 4 Gravely Wounded and Tens Injured in Nahariya Terror Attack

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

At 11:30am, Nahariya Hospital officials report over thirty victims of the suicide bombing attack near the Nahariya train station have arrived in the hospital emergency room. Most are reported to be in light and light-to-moderate condition.

Police are reporting three dead but emergency medical service sources report there are four dead.

Additional confirmed details will be published as they become available.

11:49 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Police Combing the Area for Additional Bombs

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

As has become standard operating procedure, bomb squad technicians are combing the area of the Nahariya train station for the possibility of additional explosive devices.

Police are reporting the suicide bomber detonated the explosive device at about 10:45am in or in front of a store directly adjacent to the train station that was crowded with many commuters, especially soldiers returning home from their weekend leave.

Nahariya Hospital has confirmed receiving 31 victims of the blast with some listed in grave condition. Police are reporting three fatalities but an emergency medical service source has reported a fourth fatality.

The number of wounded is expected to climb as wounded persons continue making their way to hospital emergency rooms. There are serious interruptions in telephone service in the Nahariya area as a result of the blast and the subsequent concern of persons trying to inquire into the well-being of loved ones. The area of the blast remains closed off and curiosity seekers are urged by police to stay away and assist in maintain open routes for emergency vehicles.

11:56 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Most Victims Injured from Shrapnel & Burns

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Officials in the emergency room of the Nahariya Hospital report most of the over 30 victims being treated from the suicide bombing attack near the train station were wounded by shrapnel and burns. As is the case in all of the suicide bombing attacks, terrorists include nails and bolts in the bomb to increase the devastation of the blast.

11:58 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Hamas Claims Responsibility for Nahariya Suicide Bombing Attack

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

The Hamas terrorist organization has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing attack near the Nahariya train station that occurred at about 10:45am Sunday morning. The blast occurred in a store about 20 meters from the crowded train station.

Police report at this time, there are three fatalities and over 30 wounded.

The Islamic Jihad terror organization claimed responsibility for the Jordan Valley shooting attack earlier today. Two persons were killed and three wounded in that attack.

Israel radio says dozens injured in suicide bombing in northern railway station
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Sep 9, 2001

Text of report by Israel radio on 9 September

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Nahariyya railway station less than 30 minutes ago. Magen David Adom first aid service announced that dozens of casualties are being treated on the scene.

The explosion took place at Nahariyya's Haga'aton Boulevard, some 50 m. away from the station. Numerous policemen and Magen David ambulances arrived at the railway station and are tending to the casualties.

Source: Voice of Israel, Jerusalem, in Hebrew 0800 gmt 9 Sep 01

/BBC Monitoring/ © BBC.

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(10:50) Suicide bombing in Nahariya train station
By The Jerusalem Post Internet Staff

Reports indicate three people were killed and dozens of Sunday morning commuters were wounded when a suicide bomber exploded in the Nahariya train station just moments ago.

The terrorist and two Israelis were killed in the attack in the northern coastal city' station, located not far from the Lebanese border. Police report 31 people wounded in the suicide bombing, according to Army Radio.

Magen David Adom emergency medical services regional operations head Doron Kutler noted there are critically wounded still on the scene whose conditions do not allow their evacuations to hospital.

Prof. Shaul Sasa, manager of the Nahariya Government Hospital, said his facility has set up an emergency hotline for those inquiring about the condition of admitted patients.

Dial 1255141 to reach the Nahariya Government Hospital. Overseas callers should dial 972 prior to the above number.

Massive security and MDA have converged on the train station, packed this early Sunday morning with soldiers and civilians travelling south to the center of the nation.

The terrorist reportedly waited in a snack bar next to the station's tracks. When a train arriving from Tel Aviv pulled into the station, the bomber detonated a powerful bomb packed with nails, screws and other types of shrapnel.

Panic followed the explosion, an eyewitness reported. Smoke filled the air and bodies were seen scattered on the ground outside the centrally-located train station.

The area has been sealed to traffic and police bomb squads are searching the area for additional explosive devices. Though the station itself was not damaged in the blast, train traffic heading south out of Nahariya has been brought to a halt.

An additional explosion was reported shortly after the initial blast.

Police are requesting people stay away from the scene of the terror attack.

There has been no claim of responsibility for this morning's terror bombing.

12:31 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Police Not Ruling Out Hizbullah Connection to Nahariya Attack

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Despite the Hamas terror organization claiming responsibility for the Nahariya train station attack, senior intelligence community and police officials are not ruling out a Hizbullah connection to the terror attack. This is the shadow of recent Hizbullah threats to perpetrate attacks in Israel.

12:36 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Number of Wounded Has Climbed to 40

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

All of the wounded in the Sunday morning suicide bombing attack in Nahariya have been transported to the Nahariya Hospital, only minutes away from the attack scene.

Hospital officials are reported at 12:20pm that the number of wounded has reached 40, with most being in light condition. The number of dead is still being reported at three.

Sunday, September 9 5:18 PM SGT

Israel blames Palestinian Authority for suicide bombing

JERUSALEM, Sept 9 (AFP) -

Israel blamed an "incitement campaign" by the Palestinian Authority for a suicide bombing which left five people dead and 31 wounded at a train station Sunday, a government spokesman said.

"This cowardly, terrorist act is the result of the campaign of incitement and hatred launched by the Palestinian Authority," government spokesman Avi Pazner told AFP.

"We don't know yet which terrorist group is responsible, but ideology from this group comes from the campaign of hatred by the Palestinian Authority."

The bomber blew himself up, killing himself and four others, at the station in Nahariya, in northern Israel, where soldiers commonly gather at the beginning of the week to return to their barracks.

Nahariya is near the Lebanese border, at the northern end of Israel's main coastal railway line from Tel Aviv.

12:51 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Yesha Council Calls for Canceling Meeting Between Peres and Arafat

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Following this morning’s fatal shooting attack on Route 90, the Jordan Valley road, Yesha Council officials called upon Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to scrap all plans for a meeting between Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PA leader Yasser Arafat.

Council officials called for ousting Arafat and once and for all declaring him the terrorist leader that he is, with the realization that as long as he is in control, there is no hope for anything but continued terror.

13:13 Sep-09-01, 21 Elul 5761

Landau: Peres/Arafat Meeting a Recipe for More Terror

(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Speaking during an Israel Radio interview following today’s two fatal terror attacks, Minister of Internal Security Uzi Landau stated there was no doubt that another meeting between Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and PA leader Yasser Arafat would result in increased terrorism. Landau explained that Arafat and his “cronies” must realize that they will pay a heavy price for continued terrorism, and meetings cannot offset this.

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