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Blasts rock Jerusalem | Blasts rock Jerusalem |
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Police say they’re treating the two explosions as a coordinated attack | Police say they’re treating the two explosions as a coordinated attack |
One person was killed and more than a dozen others injured when two explosions rocked Jerusalem on Wednesday morning in what Israeli authorities suspect to be a coordinated terrorist attack. | One person was killed and more than a dozen others injured when two explosions rocked Jerusalem on Wednesday morning in what Israeli authorities suspect to be a coordinated terrorist attack. |
The first blast occurred during the morning rush hour near the Central Bus Station in the city. | The first blast occurred during the morning rush hour near the Central Bus Station in the city. |
Medics say at least eleven people were injured, including two in a critical condition. A victim died later in hospital due to their wounds. | Medics say at least eleven people were injured, including two in a critical condition. A victim died later in hospital due to their wounds. |
An investigation is underway, with police saying it could have been caused by a bomb left in a bag. | An investigation is underway, with police saying it could have been caused by a bomb left in a bag. |
Witnesses told the Jerusalem Post newspaper that they saw a suspicious bag left against a wall shortly before the explosion. | Witnesses told the Jerusalem Post newspaper that they saw a suspicious bag left against a wall shortly before the explosion. |
Images from the scene show a bus riddled with holes from shrapnel. | Images from the scene show a bus riddled with holes from shrapnel. |
Half an hour after the first blast, another happened near the Ramon intersection in northern Jerusalem. It also targeted a bus, leaving several people lightly wounded. Media reports claim it was also caused by a bomb left in a bag. | Half an hour after the first blast, another happened near the Ramon intersection in northern Jerusalem. It also targeted a bus, leaving several people lightly wounded. Media reports claim it was also caused by a bomb left in a bag. |
Authorities in Jerusalem put the number of injured in both incidents at 18 people, while police say that they are treating the explosions as a coordinated attack. | Authorities in Jerusalem put the number of injured in both incidents at 18 people, while police say that they are treating the explosions as a coordinated attack. |
Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, who arrived at the scene, said the Jerusalem attack was of a kind unseen by the security forces “for many years.” Police are looking for the perpetrators, while also searching the city for more possible explosive devices, he added. | Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, who arrived at the scene, said the Jerusalem attack was of a kind unseen by the security forces “for many years.” Police are looking for the perpetrators, while also searching the city for more possible explosive devices, he added. |
The explosive devices contained nails and were likely detonated remotely, a police source told Haaretz newspaper. A senior security official, who spoke to the outlet earlier, suggested there was “significant infrastructure” behind the twin attacks, which included intelligence gathering and preparation of the bombs. | |
In the wake of the explosions, a spokesman for the Palestinian armed group Hamas said that Israel is paying the price for the mistreatment of Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Islam’s third-holiest site, which is controlled by Israeli security forces. | In the wake of the explosions, a spokesman for the Palestinian armed group Hamas said that Israel is paying the price for the mistreatment of Muslims at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Islam’s third-holiest site, which is controlled by Israeli security forces. |
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