Twin blasts shake Jerusalem, killing at least 1 and injuring several
Two explosions near bus stops in Jerusalem killed one person and injured at least 14 on Wednesday, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians.
JERUSALEM — Two explosions near bus stops in Jerusalem killed one person and injured at least 14 on Wednesday, in what police said were suspected attacks by Palestinians.
The first explosion occurred near a bus stop on the edge of the city, where commuters usually crowd waiting for buses, Israel Police said on its Twitter account. The second went off in Ramot, a neighborhood in the city’s north, the force added.
The twin blasts occurred amid the buzz of rush hour traffic and police closed part of a main highway leading out of the city.Maya Alleruzzo / APProfessor Ofer Merin, the CEO of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, told a news conference that at least one person died.
Separately police tweeted that, “14 civilians were injured at the scenes and evacuated for medical treatment.” Two people were in “serious” condition, Israel’s rescue service, Magen David Adom, said.
The apparent attacks came amid heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions, following months of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank prompted by a spate of attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people, according to The Associated Press, which did not specify a time period for these deaths. There has been an uptick in recent weeks in Palestinian attacks.
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