Israel rescue workers and paramedics carry an injured woman to an ambulance after an explosion near a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel rescue workers and paramedics carry an injured woman to an ambulance after an explosion near a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel rescue workers and paramedics treat a person wounded in an explosion in Jerusalem. A bomb planted at a telephone booth exploded at a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem, wounding at least 25 people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel rescue workers and paramedics treat an injured woman after an explosion near a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
An Israeli police explosives expert surveys the scene of an explosion in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a bus stop in a Jewish neighbourhood of Jerusalem, injuring at least 30 people. Police described the explosion as a "terrorist attack" - Israel's term for a Palestinian strike. It was the first such bombing in Jerusalem in seven years. Photo: Reuters
Israel Rescue workers and paramedics treat a victim wounded in a bus stop explosion in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
A man injured after an explosion near a bus stop in Jerusalem is treated on the street. A bomb planted at a telephone booth exploded at a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem, wounding many people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel Rescue workers and paramedics work next to a pool of blood following an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
An Israeli soldier speaks on a mobile phone near a damaged bus at the scene of an explosion in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a bus in a Jewish neighbourhood of Jerusalem on Wednesday, injuring dozens. Photo: Reuters
Israel Rescue workers and paramedics clean a pool of blood at a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb exploded near a crowded bus, wounding at least eight people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel police officers push a stretcher with an injured man after an explosion near a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb planted at a telephone booth exploded at a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem, wounding at least 25 people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Israel Rescue workers and paramedics treat a person wounded by an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem. A bomb planted at a telephone booth exploded at a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem, wounding many people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
Holes on a bus window after an explosion in Jerusalem. A bomb planted at a telephone booth exploded at a crowded bus stop in central Jerusalem, wounding many people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years. Photo: AP
An injured man is moved on a stretcher at the scene of an explosion near a bus in Jerusalem in this still image taken from video. A bomb exploded near the bus, injuring dozens. Photo: Reuters
Israeli rescue workers and paramedics clean a pool of blood at a bus stop in Jerusalem, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. State-run Israel Radio says a woman has died from a bomb blast at a Jerusalem bus stop. It is the first death from the explosion, which also wounded more than 20 other people.Israeli authorities have blamed Palestinian militants for the blast, the first major attack in Jerusalem in several years. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A man picks up a blood soaked cloth at the scene of an explosion near a bus in Jerusalem in this still image taken from video. A bomb exploded near the bus on Wednesday, injuring dozens. Photo: Reuters
Published Mar 23, 2011
Share
Twenty people were wounded when an explosion ripped through a bus outside Jerusalem's central bus station on Wednesday, medical officials told AFP, saying three were seriously hurt. Israeli officials and police confirmed the explosion was caused by a bomb, which was apparently left next to a public phone by a bus stop. The blast, which shook buildings hundreds of metres away shortly after 3:00pm, hit the 174 bus as it stopped to pick up passengers at a stop between the central bus station and the ICC conference centre, both of which lie at the western entrance to Jerusalem.
An AFP correspondent at the scene saw people lying on the floor covered in blood, and many cars and buses with shattered windows.
