Israelis Injured in Explosion on Bus
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An explosion went off in southern Tel Aviv Sunday in an old bus station, injuring about ten Israelis, rescue services reported.The explosion went off near a bus, Israeli radios reported.
The bombing shattered months of quiet in Israel, which has been stepping up its military tactics to prevent suicide bombings.
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Explosion on Israeli Bus, 10 Wounded -- Reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An explosion rocked an Israeli bus near the central bus station in Tel Aviv Sunday, Israel radio reported, and emergency workers said around 10 people were wounded.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, which came two days after the World Court ruled that Israel's West Bank barrier is illegal.
Israel says the barrier is necessary to keep suicide bombers, who have killed scores of Israelis since the start of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities in September 2000, out of its cities. Palestinians denounce it as an attempt to grab land.
The head of emergency medical services Yossi Cohen in Tel Aviv told Israel radio that it was possible that the explosion went off at a bus station -- next to, and not on, the bus.
Magen David Adom emergency services said most of the injured were only slightly wounded.