Sunday, December 22, 2013

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Bomb Explodes on Bat Yam Bus; One Wounded

Police officer wounded as explosive device he was defusing detonates. Bus driver's quick thinking prevents greater casualties.-By David Lev-First Publish: 12/22/2013, 3:25 PM-Israelnationalnews

Scene of the blast
Scene of the blast-Israel Police
A bomb exploded on a bus in Bat Yam Sunday afternoon. No passengers were reported injured, but one police officer with the bomb squad was injured as he attempted to disarm the device.According to reports, passengers noticed a suspicious object on the bus and reported it to the driver, who quickly removed all passengers from the bus. The bomb squad officer got on the bus to disarm the device, but it exploded as he approached it. Paramedics and emergency personnel provided first aid to the lightly injured officer.Police are on the scene investigating the incident. A spokesperson for the Dan Bus Company said that there twelve passengers on the bus when a passenger alerted the driver that there was a suspicious object on board. The object was in a bag, which one of the passengers opened. Noticing there were wires coming out of the bag, the passenger alerted the driver, who immediately evacuated the passengers.“The driver showed great alacrity in removing the passengers. He left the bus last, and seconds after he stepped off the bus the bomb went off,” the Dan spokesperson said.A preliminary police investigation indicates the placement of the bomb was a terrorist act.

Police suspect Palestinian militants in bus blast

Dec. 22, 2013 9:22 AM EST
JERUSALEM (AP) — A small bomb exploded on board a bus in central Israel just moments after it had been evacuated on Sunday, police said, adding that an initial investigation suggests that Palestinian militants were behind the attack.Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said there were no injuries in the blast, which took place in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam.She said the bomb was discovered in a bag on the bus. The driver quickly ordered everyone to get off the bus, and the bomb exploded seconds later, she said.She said the bombing "appeared" to have been carried out by Palestinian militants. Although Bat Yam has experienced criminal infighting in the past, she said the explosion did not appear to be connected. She declined to elaborate because the investigation was in its early stages.If confirmed to be the work of Palestinian militants, it would be the first such attack inside Israel since a bomb explosion wounded more than 20 people in Tel Aviv in November 2012. At the time, Israel was involved in heavy fighting with Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.A decade ago, Israel experienced a rash of Palestinian suicide bombings on buses, in restaurants and in other public spaces. More than 3,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis died in several years of fighting.
But tensions have subsided in recent years. The neighboring West Bank, however, has seen a recent uptick in Israeli-Palestinian violence, thought senior Israeli officials believe the various incidents there have not been connected to each other.