A woman was killed and up to 30 civilians were injured, including at least four severely, when a bomb exploded near the Jerusalem bus station at lunchtime today.
Terror group Al Jihad al Islami (Islamic Jihad) is believed to have claimed responsibility for the attack, which police said occurred when a bag containing a bomb was left at a stop along the busy route of the 74 bus. The blast was strong enough to shake buildings hundreds of metres away.
Volunteers from rescue organisation ZAKA were on the scenes minutes after the attack. Motti Bukchin said: “We immediately began treating the wounded – two women who were lying on the pavement, by the side of the bus - and evacuating them to hospital.”
The victims were mainly under the age of 30, according to doctors treating them.
