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| JERUSALEM — Sixteen people were injured on Monday in a fire in Jerusalem that spread quickly from one passenger bus to another. The blaze immediately stirred fears of a terrorist attack, though the police said that the cause of the conflagration was under investigation and was not immediately clear. | JERUSALEM — Sixteen people were injured on Monday in a fire in Jerusalem that spread quickly from one passenger bus to another. The blaze immediately stirred fears of a terrorist attack, though the police said that the cause of the conflagration was under investigation and was not immediately clear. |
| The Israel Police said that 16 people were injured. Two were in serious condition and six were in moderate condition, and the rest were lightly hurt. | The Israel Police said that 16 people were injured. Two were in serious condition and six were in moderate condition, and the rest were lightly hurt. |
| According to initial reports, an explosion was heard on the first bus and the fire spread to a second one next to it. The police said that its officers and investigators were at the scene and were searching the area. | According to initial reports, an explosion was heard on the first bus and the fire spread to a second one next to it. The police said that its officers and investigators were at the scene and were searching the area. |
| Although the police did not rule out a technical failure as the cause of the initial explosion, some Israelis expressed alarm on social media, saying that they were reminded of the second Palestinian uprising, which broke out in 2000, when suicide bombers blew up buses in Jerusalem and cities around Israel, killing scores. | Although the police did not rule out a technical failure as the cause of the initial explosion, some Israelis expressed alarm on social media, saying that they were reminded of the second Palestinian uprising, which broke out in 2000, when suicide bombers blew up buses in Jerusalem and cities around Israel, killing scores. |
| In addition, many Israelis have been jittery after a six-month wave of Palestinian stabbing, shooting and vehicular attacks that have killed about 30 people. More than 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces during that period, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Israeli officials say that most of the Palestinians were killed while carrying out, or attempting, attacks, and that others were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces. |