At least 10 dead in Jerusalem bus bombing
March 3, 1996
Web posted at: 12:30 a.m. ESTJERUSALEM (CNN) -- A commuter bus exploded on Jaffa Street early Sunday near the central post office in Jerusalem, according to police. Emergency workers on the scene reported at least 10 dead and dozens of others wounded.
Israel radio reported that the bus was number 18, the same number of a bus that exploded in a suicide bombing that occurred at almost exactly the same time last Sunday, killing 25 people.
It was not immediately known whether this was another suicide bombing or if a bomb had been planted on the bus.
The Islamic militant Hamas group claimed responsibility for last week's attack. There was no immediate claim for this attack.
Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert asked citizens to stay away from the scene of the attack, which occurred adjacent to the city's main cafe and shopping mall.
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