At least 20 people were injured by an explosion on a bus in Jerusalem, police said Monday. Police said it was not immediately clear if the explosion was terror related.
The head of police in Jerusalem announced on Monday evening that the bus explosion in the capital earlier in the day was caused by a bomb. He said there was no doubt that the incident was a terrorist attack.
At least 20 people were injured by an explosion on a bus in Jerusalem, police said Monday. It was not immediately clear if the explosion was terror related.
It was earlier reported that Police were investigating whether one of the critically injured in the explosion was carrying a small explosive device.
Police said that an empty bus on Hebron Road exploded and the injuries occurred after another bus nearby was damaged in the incident. Two people were in critical condition. Medical Emergency Services also said that at least seven were in moderate condition and another nine in light condition.
The wounded were evacuated to nearby Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah University Medical Center.
"When we arrived to the scene of the incident we saw [numerous] people injured, lying on the ground. They were suffering from injuries including burns and bruises and were given primary health care," a spokesperson for Magen David Adom said.
Attacks on Israeli buses by suicide bombers were a hallmark of the Palestinian uprising in 2000-2005 but have been rare since.
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The head of police in Jerusalem announced on Monday evening that the bus explosion in the capital earlier in the day was caused by a bomb. He said there was no doubt that the incident was a terrorist attack.
At least 20 people were injured by an explosion on a bus in Jerusalem, police said Monday. It was not immediately clear if the explosion was terror related.
It was earlier reported that Police were investigating whether one of the critically injured in the explosion was carrying a small explosive device.
Police said that an empty bus on Hebron Road exploded and the injuries occurred after another bus nearby was damaged in the incident. Two people were in critical condition. Medical Emergency Services also said that at least seven were in moderate condition and another nine in light condition.
The wounded were evacuated to nearby Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah University Medical Center.
"When we arrived to the scene of the incident we saw [numerous] people injured, lying on the ground. They were suffering from injuries including burns and bruises and were given primary health care," a spokesperson for Magen David Adom said.
Attacks on Israeli buses by suicide bombers were a hallmark of the Palestinian uprising in 2000-2005 but have been rare since.
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