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| Jerusalem bus bombing injures 21 | Jerusalem bus bombing injures 21 |
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| At least 21 people have been wounded by a bomb explosion on a bus in south Jerusalem, Israeli police say. | At least 21 people have been wounded by a bomb explosion on a bus in south Jerusalem, Israeli police say. |
| Two casualties were taken to hospital in a serious condition following the blast, near the Hebron Road. | Two casualties were taken to hospital in a serious condition following the blast, near the Hebron Road. |
| A police statement said bomb disposal experts had determined that a device exploded in the back half of the bus. | A police statement said bomb disposal experts had determined that a device exploded in the back half of the bus. |
| Many of the injured were on the bus but others were in a passing car. The car caught fire along with a second bus that was empty. | Many of the injured were on the bus but others were in a passing car. The car caught fire along with a second bus that was empty. |
| The head of the emergency department at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center told Israeli Army Radio that some of the injuries were caused by flying metal nails and nuts. | The head of the emergency department at Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center told Israeli Army Radio that some of the injuries were caused by flying metal nails and nuts. |
| A police spokesman told Israeli Channel 2 television that investigators were still trying to determine who had planted the bomb. | A police spokesman told Israeli Channel 2 television that investigators were still trying to determine who had planted the bomb. |
| He declined to confirm reports that one of the two people in a serious condition was not carrying any identification papers and was considered a suspect. | He declined to confirm reports that one of the two people in a serious condition was not carrying any identification papers and was considered a suspect. |
| At the scene: Yolande Knell, BBC News | At the scene: Yolande Knell, BBC News |
| The explosion happened in the evening rush hour sending up a huge cloud of dark smoke over the city skyline. | The explosion happened in the evening rush hour sending up a huge cloud of dark smoke over the city skyline. |
| Emergency workers were quick to remove the charred wreckage of the two buses and a car from the road and reopen it to traffic. | Emergency workers were quick to remove the charred wreckage of the two buses and a car from the road and reopen it to traffic. |
| For many, images from the scene here will bring back worrying memories of the bomb attacks by Palestinian militants that last took place in this city more than a decade ago. | For many, images from the scene here will bring back worrying memories of the bomb attacks by Palestinian militants that last took place in this city more than a decade ago. |
| This blast comes just over a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a decrease in the wave of attacks seen over the past six months was due to the "aggressive, responsible and systematic policy" of his government. | This blast comes just over a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a decrease in the wave of attacks seen over the past six months was due to the "aggressive, responsible and systematic policy" of his government. |
| Palestinian militant group Hamas, which carried out a wave of bus bombings in the city in the early 2000s, praised Monday's blast, calling it "a natural reaction to Israeli crimes". | |
| Over the past six months, 29 Israelis have been killed in a wave of stabbings, shootings or car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs. | Over the past six months, 29 Israelis have been killed in a wave of stabbings, shootings or car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs. |
| About 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. | About 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. |
| The assailants who have been killed have been shot dead either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested. | The assailants who have been killed have been shot dead either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested. |
| Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. | Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. |