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Jerusalem bus blast causes casualties | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
At least 16 people have been wounded in an explosion on a bus in south Jerusalem, Israeli medics say. | |
Two casualties were taken to hospital in a serious condition following the blast, near the Hebron Road. | |
Police are still investigating the incident, but the mayor of Jerusalem said an explosive device was probably detonated in the rear of the bus. | |
The bus was carrying no passengers at the time. Those hurt were travelling in a car and another bus that were nearby. | |
Photographs of the scene showed one bus completely engulfed in flames, and another partially ablaze. | |
The incident comes amid escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. | |
At least 29 Israelis have been killed in a wave of stabbing, shooting or car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since October. | |
About 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. | |
The assailants who have been killed have been shot dead either by their victims or by security forces as they carried out attacks. Some attackers have been arrested. | |
Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. |