Rashid Baz: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
On February 25, 1994, Jewish extremist [[Baruch Goldstein]] attacked a mosque at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank. During his shooting rampage, Goldstein slaughtered 29 Muslims before being disarmed and beaten to death by the angry crowd. | On February 25, 1994, Jewish extremist [[Baruch Goldstein]] attacked a mosque at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank. During his shooting rampage, Goldstein slaughtered 29 Muslims before being disarmed and beaten to death by the angry crowd. | ||
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==Shooting== | ==Shooting== | ||
Rashid Baz drove past the van carrying the students in his Blue Chevrolet and opened fire.The driver attempted to escape but Baz pursued the bus across the bridge, shooting at it while shouting "Kill the Jews!" Both sides of the bus were hit before Baz sped off into the traffic as the bridge descended into chaos. The wounded student were rushed to St. Vincent's hospital. Ari Halberstam, a 16-year-old, was struck in the head by a bullet and died in hospital four days later, the sole fatality from Baz's attack. | Rashid Baz drove past the van carrying the students in his Blue Chevrolet and opened fire.The driver attempted to escape but Baz pursued the bus across the bridge, shooting at it while shouting "Kill the Jews!" Both sides of the bus were hit before Baz sped off into the traffic as the bridge descended into chaos. The wounded student were rushed to St. Vincent's hospital. Ari Halberstam, a 16-year-old, was struck in the head by a bullet and died in hospital four days later, the sole fatality from Baz's attack. | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
The jury in Baz's trial rejected his plea of not guilty due to insanity and he was found guilty on one count of second-degree murder as well as further 14 counts of attempted murder. On January 18, 1995, he was sentenced to 141 years in prison. He was placed in Auburn Correctional Facility in upstate New York where he remains to this day. | The jury in Baz's trial rejected his plea of not guilty due to insanity and he was found guilty on one count of second-degree murder as well as further 14 counts of attempted murder. On January 18, 1995, he was sentenced to 141 years in prison. He was placed in Auburn Correctional Facility in upstate New York where he remains to this day. | ||
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[[Category:Imprisoned Villains]] | [[Category:Imprisoned Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Extremists]] | [[Category:Extremists]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | |||