One dead and several injured in explosions in Jerusalem

Bomb attack at the bus station: one dead and several injured in explosions in Jerusalem

At least one person was killed in the bombing of Jerusalem Photo: picture alliance/dpa/HAARETZ/AP | Ohad Zwigenberg

From the BZ editorial team

At least one person was killed and 18 others injured in bomb attacks at a bus stop and an intersection in Jerusalem!

One of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and a second suffered serious injuries, the Israeli rescue service said. Paramedics tended to the injured at the scene.

According to the police, the explosion happened near the central bus station, which is only about one and a half kilometers from the Israeli parliament.

Bomb attack at the bus station: one dead and several injured in explosions in Jerusalem
Photo: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS

According to police, the bomb was hidden in a bag. Noisy “Jerusalem PostShortly thereafter there was a second explosion in a bus at an intersection. Two people are said to have been slightly injured. There, too, eyewitnesses say they saw a bag leaning against a wall.

It is still unclear who is behind the bombings. However, the police believe that they are related. (nko/dpa/ap)

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