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16 Injured in Jerusalem Bus Fire Bus Bombing in Jerusalem Wounds 21
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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 — Twenty-one people were wounded on Monday when a bus was bombed in Jerusalem, with the explosion starting a fire that spread quickly to a second bus.
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. Yoram Halevy, the Jerusalem district police chief, said in a televised statement that a bomb had caused the blast, which occurred shortly before 6 p.m. in Moshe Baram Street, in the Talpiot neighborhood of southeast Jerusalem.
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. Mr. Halevy said the police were still investigating the circumstances surrounding the explosion, including whether one of the people who was wounded had brought the bomb onto the bus. He said the police had not yet ascertained the identity of two of those who were wounded.
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. The Israel Police said in a message posted on Twitter that the explosion had injured 21 people. Two of the victims were in serious condition, and six were in moderate condition, the police said; the rest were described as being lightly hurt. A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said that police forensics and bomb-disposal experts were at the scene to investigate.
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. The cause of the explosion and fire was initially unclear, and the police cautioned that the matter was under investigation. The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, later said a bomb was the cause, and Mr. Halevy confirmed that report.
Many Israelis reacted with alarm on social media, saying that they were reminded of the second Palestinian uprising, which erupted in 2000 when suicide bombers blew up buses in Jerusalem and cities around Israel, killing scores of people.
People in Israel were already on edge after a six-month wave of Palestinian stabbings, shootings and vehicle 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 had been killed while carrying out, or attempting, attacks, and that others had been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces.