‘High quality’ explosive charges were placed in a bush and behind wall, police official says
Head of the police operations division Sigal Bar Zvi said that the explosive charges were very powerful and of “high quality.” “We are witnessing a series of terror attacks, mostly in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank] and today in Jerusalem. It is clear that there is an intention to harm the public resilience and morale.” Bar Zvi confirmed that the attacks were masterminded by an organized cell and weren’t spontaneous. The devices, she added, were placed in a bush and behind a wall near the bus station.
Two explosions in Jerusalem * 7 injured near Central Bus Station * Second bombing near Ramot
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Updated: NOVEMBER 23, 2022 08:30
Israeli security forces and medics gather in Jerusalem following an explosion at a bus stop which wounded at least seven people, two of them seriously, on November 23, 2022. (photo credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
Two explosions rocked the entrance to the city of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning near the Central Bus Station at the entrance to Jerusalem and a second at the entrance the neighborhood of Ramot, wounding at least 18 people. Two of the injured were in serious condition.
The causes of the explosions were not immediately determined but Israel Police said that the one near the Central Bus Station appeared to have been caused by a bomb placed in a bag near the bus. The bus was riddled with holes, showing the dispersion of shrapnel. Another explosion went off minutes later near the Ramot Intersection in northern Jerusalem.
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