MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

Interviewer: “Sixteen Zionists were killed (in the suicide bombing you helped carry out). Was the sound of the explosion …?”

Ahlam Tamimi: “It was very loud. The mujahid Abdallah Barghouti did a perfect job producing the guitar (containing the bomb), and the results amazed everybody, thanks to Allah… Afterwards, when I took the bus, the Palestinians around Damascus Gate (in Jerusalem) were all smiling. You could sense that everyone was happy. When I got on the bus, nobody knew it was me who had led (the suicide bomber to the target)… I was feeling quite strange, because I had left (the bomber) ‘Izz Al-Din behind, but inside the bus, they were all congratulating one another. They didn’t even know one another, yet they were exchanging greetings… While I was sitting on the bus, the driver turned on the radio. But first, let me tell you about the gradual rise in the number of casualties. While I was on the bus and everybody was congratulating one another, they said on the radio that there had been a martyrdom attack at the Sbarro restaurant, and that three people were killed. I admit that I was a bit disappointed, because I had hoped for a larger toll. Yet when they said ‘three dead,’ I said: ‘Allah be praised.’ … Two minutes later, they said on the radio that the number had increased to five. I wanted to hide my smile, but I just couldn’t. Allah be praised, it was great. As the number of dead kept increasing, the passengers were applauding…”