The Israeli Public Security Minister, Yitzhak Aharonovich said that it was an attack by Palestinian militants that left a device with one kilogram of explosives in a bag on the sidewalk, near a telephone booth in front of the central terminal collective Jerusalem.
No group claimed to have committed an attack in Jerusalem, which was the scene of numerous suicide bombings in the hottest years of the latest Palestinian uprising (Intifada) against Israeli occupation began in 2000 and subsided in recent years. The last suicide bombing in Jerusalem was in 2004.
The explosion heard throughout the holy city and reached two groups of line left with several of its windows shattered. Blood stains were visible on the pavement, amid the hectic evacuation of wounded and the presence of dozens of police, soldiers and civil defense personnel.
Hospital officials quoted by the Israeli state TV said a woman died in the blast and at least 30 others were injured, reported CNN.
No group claimed to have committed an attack in Jerusalem, which was the scene of numerous suicide bombings in the hottest years of the latest Palestinian uprising (Intifada) against Israeli occupation began in 2000 and subsided in recent years. The last suicide bombing in Jerusalem was in 2004.
The explosion heard throughout the holy city and reached two groups of line left with several of its windows shattered. Blood stains were visible on the pavement, amid the hectic evacuation of wounded and the presence of dozens of police, soldiers and civil defense personnel.
Hospital officials quoted by the Israeli state TV said a woman died in the blast and at least 30 others were injured, reported CNN.
El ministro de Seguridad Pública israelí, Yitzhak Aharonovich, dijo que se trató de un ataque cometido por milicianos palestinos que dejaron un artefacto con un kilogramo de explosivos en una bolsa en la vereda, cerca de una cabina de teléfono, frente a la terminal central de colectivos de Jerusalén.
Ningún grupo reivindicó haber cometido un ataque en Jerusalén, que fue escenario de numerosos atentados suicidas en los años más calientes del último levantamiento popular palestino (Intifada) contra la ocupación israelí, iniciado en 2000 y aplacado en años recientes. El último ataque suicida en Jerusalén fue en 2004.
La explosión de escuchó en toda la ciudad santa y alcanzó dos colectivos de línea que quedaron con varias de sus ventanillas hechas añicos. Manchas de sangre eran visibles en el pavimento, en medio de la febril evacuación de heridos y la presencia de decenas de policías, soldados y personal de Defensa Civil.
Autoridades médicas citadas por la TV estatal israelí dijeron que una mujer murió en el estallido y al menos otras 30 personas resultaron heridas, informó la cadena de noticias CNN.
