YESTERDAY'S VICTIMS

Victim's Son: Dad Hugged Us Tightly
Philip Balhasan, 45, from Ashdod, traveled to Tel Aviv with his two children, Linor and Uri, after promising to buy them CDs and computer games for Passover. The family was standing next to the fast food stand at the time of the explosion. Uri recalled: "When we heard the blast, Dad wrapped his arms around me and Linor and hugged us tightly. Then he said 'grab the phone, call mom and tell her about the attack.'" Balhasan died on the way to the hospital. (Ynet News)

Guy Sadeh, 32, said: "I happened to be passing by...when I heard the blast. I was about 50 meters from there. I'm a trained paramedic, I went over to help the wounded. A store nearby sells belts, so I, together with others, made tourniquets for several people whose legs were amputated." (Ha'aretz)