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Urgent: Blast hits bus in southern Jerusalem in terror attack

Xinhua, April 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

An explosion occured on a bus in southern Jerusalem in a terror attack on Monday afternoon, the Israeli police said.

Israeli media outlets reported that initial estimates indicate between 10 to 20 people were wounded at the site. Israeli emergency services are making their way to the site of the scene as of press time.

The Israeli police said in a statement it believes the explosion to be a terrorist attack. Endit