BBC Photo Journal: Israeli Who Survived Bomb Attack

(BBC News) "I heard a massive explosion. I remember trying to get up three times but couldn't. I remember looking at my shoulder and seeing a big block of concrete in it." BBC News looks at the life of a survivor of a suicide bomb attack in Israel. Elad Wafa, 27, was born in Ethiopia. On May 19, 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber set off his explosives near Elad in Netanya, Israel. Elad suffered severe injuries and is now paralyzed from the lower back downwards.


2004-10-22 00:00:00

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