First funeral for bomb victims

(21 Nov 2002) 1. Mid shot mourners 2. Mid shot distraught relatives 3. Pallbearers carrying body of 13 year old Hodaya Asaraf, draped in a Star of David flag 4. Mid shot grieving women 5. Body being buried. STORYLINE: Friends and relatives buried the body Hodaya Asaraf in Jerusalem on Thursday, just hours after she was killed by Palestinian militants. The 13 year old girl was travelling on a Jerusalem city commuter bus, packed with high school students and soldiers, when it was blown up by a Palestinian suicide bomber on board. The assailant set off the explosives in the middle of the bus at about 7:10 am (0510 GMT) as it was stopped in Jerusalem's residential Kiryat Menachem neighborhood, police said. Eleven people were killed and at least 48 wounded, eight of them very seriously, authorities said. Israeli police identified the bomber as Nael Abu Hilail, 22. Ismail Abu Shanab, a leader of the Islamic militant Hamas group, said that Israel could expect a violent response if Palestinians were killed, but he stopped short of claiming responsibility on behalf of Hamas. The Arab satellite TV station Al Jazeera later said the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the militant Hamas group, claimed responsibility, although this has not been confirmed. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...