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- Age: 54 years old in 2008Globe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- Head of an Israeli crime familyGlobe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- Listed as one of Israel's most prominent organized crime bosses in a 2006 report by the Jewish newspaper HaaretzBloomberg.com: Tel Aviv Bombing Kills Alleged Organized Crime Boss (November 17, 2008)
- Died on November 17, 2008
- Killed in a car bomb attackBBC News: Israeli 'Mafia' Boss Assassinated (November 17, 2008)
- Two bystanders injured in the explosionBBC News: Israeli 'Mafia' Boss Assassinated (November 17, 2008)
- Victims included a 13-year-old boy and an elderly manBBC News: Israeli 'Mafia' Boss Assassinated (November 17, 2008)Globe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- Had been the target of assassination attempts beforeGlobe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- On the day Alperon was killed he was driving home from a court hearing
- Alperon's son had been accused of extortion with threatsGlobe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- Bomb apparently set off by a remote controlCNN.com: Car Bomb Kills Israeli Crime Boss (November 17, 2008)
- Police Chief said the killing had to do with "disputes in the crime world of Tel Aviv and beyond"Globe Online (Isreal): Car Bomb Kills Underworld Figure Yaakov Alperon (November 17, 2008)
- Alperon's brother Nissim survived nine assassination attemptsInternational Herald Tribune: Officials: Israeli mob boss killed in car bombing (November 17, 2008)
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Yaakov Alperon was said to be one of the leading figures in an Israeli organized crime syndicate. Alperon allegedly ran Tel Aviv's third-largest crime family.
Alperon, who was also known as "Don Alperon," was murdered in a car bomb attack on November 17, 2008. The explosion occurred near a bus stop on Tel Aviv's Namir Road. Two bystanders were also injured. Alperon was driving at the time the bomb went off and reportedly died instantly.CNN.com: Car Bomb Kills Israeli Crime Boss (November 17, 2008)BBC News: Israeli 'Mafia' Boss Assassinated (November 17, 2008)
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