Showing posts with label suicide bombing. bus bombing. jerusalem. palestinian terrorist. gaza. binyanei hauma. Jerusalem Convention Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suicide bombing. bus bombing. jerusalem. palestinian terrorist. gaza. binyanei hauma. Jerusalem Convention Center. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Jerusalem bombing of Bus near Jerusalem Convention Center

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11:59 PM Woman identified by police. Name not released.

More pictures from the terror attack today.




8:31PM Woman killed in bus bombing still remains unidentified. She might be a foreign worker or visitor to Israel.

At the Muqata we are wondering if this attack is related to the attack in Gilo 2 weeks ago where a sanitation worker was injured in a bomb explosion.


4:41 PM Multiple wounded currently undergoing surgery - all with shrapnel injuries.

4:38 PM
Kiosk owner near bus stop called police to report suspicious object at the bus stop. While on the phone with the police the bomb exploded.


4:31 PM
Bomb was approximately 4 pounds (1-2 Kilos) and filled with shrapnel.

4:01 PM Unconfirmed reports of at least 3 dead.

3:55PM Police say it was not a suicide bomber. Bomb was apparently placed in the bus stop.

3:38PM More wounded found 200 meters from blast site.

Jewish driver shot at 12:30PM near Revava in the Shomron. (YNET says that dead body was found in Revava).

Unconfirmed report that it was a bomb in the bus stop. Trying to confirm this.

3:21PM Around 15 minutes ago a bus exploded in front of Binyanei HaUma (Jerusalem Convention Center). More detail to follow.


Bus #74 blown up in (suicide?) bombing.
30 people wounded.

Medical personnel being evacuated due to threat of additional bomb on site.

Phone lines have crashed around the country (but seem to be up again).

Southern Command have places South at highest alert level. Barrage of rocket attacks expected.

Police concerned that a suspected second bomber is walking around the area.

Police checking all cars parked there for additional bombs.


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