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                       15 Injured in Israel Bus Explosion

   by VOA News

   Israeli police and medical officials say at least 15 people were
   wounded after a bus exploded Monday in the heart of Jerusalem.

   It is not clear whether the blast was terror-related, although some
   reports quoted police officials as describing it as an "attack."

   Israel's national emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, says 15
   people are being treated for injuries, adding one was severely injured.

   Pictures on social media showed a green bus engulfed in flames, with
   thick, black smoke pouring out.  Parked next to it on the street was
   another bus.

   ''Some reports said the explosion occurred on an empty bus and the
   injuries occurred in an adjacent bus.

   The blast follows a series of stabbing attacks by Palestinians on
   Israeli civilians and security officials.

   It was a reminder of the regular suicide attacks that occurred during
   the so-called Second Intifida, which lasted from 2000 to 2005.

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