Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin toured the bombing site the next day, walking within yards of a kit bag containing a third bomb. Shaaker had left it there for a third suicide bomber, Shahdi Abed al-Rahim, who never made it to the junction.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin visited the bombing site the following day, strolling mere yards away from a luggage bag containing a third explosive device. Shaaker had deliberately placed it there for a third would-be suicide bomber, Shahdi Abed al-Rahim, who failed to reach the intersection.