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Jerusalem bus blast: Hamas says member behind bombing | Jerusalem bus blast: Hamas says member behind bombing |
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The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas says one of its members was behind Monday's bus bombing in Jerusalem. | The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas says one of its members was behind Monday's bus bombing in Jerusalem. |
Hamas issued a statement on Wednesday night following the death of a young Palestinian man who succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the attack. | Hamas issued a statement on Wednesday night following the death of a young Palestinian man who succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the attack. |
Hamas and Palestinian officials named him as Abdul Hamid Abu Srour. | Hamas and Palestinian officials named him as Abdul Hamid Abu Srour. |
Israeli authorities have not yet confirmed whether they are treating the bombing - which injured another 20 people - as a terrorist attack. | Israeli authorities have not yet confirmed whether they are treating the bombing - which injured another 20 people - as a terrorist attack. |
A media gag order is limiting reporting on the case. | A media gag order is limiting reporting on the case. |
'Martyr' | 'Martyr' |
An Israeli hospital that treated casualties from the bombing said one of the two people who were admitted in a serious condition had died at 19:00 (16:00 GMT) on Wednesday. | An Israeli hospital that treated casualties from the bombing said one of the two people who were admitted in a serious condition had died at 19:00 (16:00 GMT) on Wednesday. |
Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said the man had lost both legs in the explosion, and had undergone multiple operations. | Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said the man had lost both legs in the explosion, and had undergone multiple operations. |
The Palestinian health ministry identified him as Abdul Hamid Abu Srour, a 19-year-old from the Aida refugee camp outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. | The Palestinian health ministry identified him as Abdul Hamid Abu Srour, a 19-year-old from the Aida refugee camp outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. |
Palestinians paid their condolences to members of his family in the camp, where posters put up by Hamas hailed him as a "martyr", AFP news agency reported. | Palestinians paid their condolences to members of his family in the camp, where posters put up by Hamas hailed him as a "martyr", AFP news agency reported. |
Hamas, which carried out a wave of deadly bus bombings in the city in the early 2000s, had praised Monday's blast, calling it "a natural reaction to Israeli crimes". | Hamas, which carried out a wave of deadly bus bombings in the city in the early 2000s, had praised Monday's blast, calling it "a natural reaction to Israeli crimes". |
On Thursday, Israeli security forces arrested a number of Hamas operatives from the Bethlehem area suspected of planning Monday's attack. | |
Hours after the bombing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked it to the wave of stabbing, shooting and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs over the past six months that have left 29 Israelis dead. | Hours after the bombing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked it to the wave of stabbing, shooting and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs over the past six months that have left 29 Israelis dead. |
About 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period. | 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. | 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. | Other Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troops. |