March 20, 2002

An Islamic Jihad suicide bomber detonates a device on a bus in Umm al-Fahm, killing 4 IDF soldiers, 3 Israelis, injuring 27. The PA immediately denounces the attack, stressing that attacks on Israeli civilians inside Israel are unacceptable. (AP, JP [Internet], MM 3/20; MM, NYT, WP, WT 3/21; AYM 3/21 in WNC 3/22)