Bus explodes in capital’s southeast, 2 seriously wounded, 1 critically – he is likely the terrorist. Police admit it was a bombing.
Twenty-one people were wounded in an explosion on Monday, which hit Egged bus line 12 on Derekh Hevron and Moshe Baram Street in the southeast of Jerusalem, not far from Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.
Police later confirmed it was indeed a bombing attack, in apparently the first bus bombing of the current terror wave, although they have yet to specifically define it as an act of terror.
Large Magen David Adom (MDA) and police forces rushed to the site. Police say 21 people were wounded in the attack, apparently 16 of them with physical wounds and the rest suffering from shock. At least two were seriously wounded and seven were moderately wounded, with the rest lightly wounded. Rescue forces evacuated the wounded to the hospital.
One of the wounded reportedly is in critical condition. Police estimate that the seriously wounded individual likely was the terrorist who planted the bomb. No identifying document has been found on him, and no one has come to ask regarding his well-being, strengthening those suspicions.
Police backtracked on their initial declaration according to which the blast was a terror attack, before later clarifying that an explosive had been planted on the bus, causing the explosion.
The police hesitation was cleared up by the director of the emergency care unit at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem where the wounded were treated, who estimated that it was indeed an attack.
“Some of the wounds of the victims who arrived to us are from nails and bolts that penetrated their bodies. It gives the impression of wounds from a terror attack,” determined the doctor.
Jerusalem district police initially confirmed that the 12 line bus was targeted, and said it was hit by an explosive or suicide bomber who detonated inside the bus.
Police afterwards said they had not yet completely determined that the incident was a terror attack. That about-face came after it was found that in the incident a bus empty of passengers exploded and an adjacent bus with passengers on board as well as a private car took the impact, with the injuries occurring on the second bus and car.
Police: It was a bomb
Police later announced that an explosive was indeed behind the blast, and that the bomb was placed in the rear of the empty bus.
The police statement added that they continue to check the motives behind the bombing – even though it comes in the midst of an Arab terror wave that has cost the lives of 34 victims since last September.
According to witnesses a large explosion rocked the bus which then became quickly engulfed in flames.
Before police announced an explosive had caused the blast, police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld gave Arutz Sheva a briefing at the scene.
BB Yaalon stalk and indict soldiers shooting arab terrorists, spend their efforts to putting dissenting nationalist Jews in Jail… and consider bus bombings by enemy arabs, and murderous statements by arab knesset members to be equal to the “jewish crimes”. Israel needs counter terror measures against the enemy arab population who daily seek to kill jews and teach their children that jews are sons of apes and pigs…. those who go out to kill the Jew killers are not terrorists…. those who kill the folks who teach their children that Jews are sons of apes and pigs are not terrorists… they should get medals. Anti semites should be encouraged to die. Since the enemy never ceases to employ terror so should the Jews…. if a member of my family were killed by terrorists I would want their whole tribe DEAD…. and i dont care what moralizers preach.
bernard ross Said:
Obama and the Saudis’.
The US Adm may use the threat of the UNSC to extract more unilateral concessions from Bibi to the exclusive benefit of the Pal fanatics!
The temple mount should be closed. It is being used by the Islamists for the promotion of violence against Jews and it is in practice condoned by Israel.
What if BB does everything you want … EVERYTHING! and instead of the glorious victory you think it will produce, a general war ensues. Y’know the Japanese thought that with one swift blow, they could knock the US out of the war.
To be sure, Israel will win all the initial battles … Just as the USA did in Iraq … when GW Bush proclaimed MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Then the slow erosion creeps in. A death here. 2 deaths there. 4 killings there. Daily. IEDs in the road. Mortars from time to time.
Of course the IDF will respond with a big hammer, but Muslims do not mind dying. It seems to be their peculiar idiocy.
Then you have weekly casualty lists creeping up. 20 a week, 40 a week. 60 a week.
Oh! You will kill ten thousand in retaliation, no doubt, just as an elephant fights a swarm of ants. 40 a week. Then down to 30. Then down to 20 … and you think you are winning when suddenly 100 Jews are killed.
Of course, another ten thousand more Arabs are retaliatory killed, but then one of your major generals gets killed. A mortar hits a power station — on sabbath — and all manner of problems occur. A PM minister gets wounded, and the Knesset is shelled.
You cut them off, and slaughter a few housing projects “where terrorists were hiding” and no doubt a few terrorists were hiding there; but hundred of innocents were killed in the fighting.
Then 20 more IDF soldiers are killed.
OH WHEN WILL IT EVER END!
20 this week
4 the next week.
14 the following week.
4 … 12 …14 …40… 2 … 50 … 100 … 2 … 4 …. 20 … every week then into months then into years.
Like ants, a lower form of life, Muslims swarm, and do not mind taking heavy losses. It means more food per survivor.
You drive them out of Judea and Samaria. They build tunnels.
5 a week. 12 then 40 … and so.
Suddenly, some Jews start leaving when they realize this is a never ending war … as (Click Here)
You ask the Arab, “Why don’t you give up?”
And the Arab answers, “Did you give up with the Romans?”
TAKE IT EASY ON NETANYAHU! HE IS TRYING TO MINIMIZE JEWISH CASUALTIES.
IF NOT ENOUGH ARABS ARE KILLED TO MAKE YOU HAPPY, IT MAY BE THAT THERE IS NO HAPPY SOLUTION – AND THAT BIBI IS TRYING TO AVOID A SITUATION THAT YOU FOOLISHLY FAIL TO CONSIDER!
You are dealing with your cousins, who are every bit as “stiff-necked” Exodus (32:9) as you.
Did Elazar Ben Yair give in at Masada? No, they fought and then committed suicide. Sound familiar?!! Hmmm?! The Romans thought they were insane.
Didn’t the Sicariis/Zealots knife people in the street fighting the ‘occupation?’
The Romans called them terrorists for resisting the legal authority in the land.
The Arabs are your cousins, and the apple does not fall far from the tree.
BIBI may be handling it as best as humanely possible.
will BB allow Jordan and the pals to determine Israels security interests? BB should simply declare the wakf agreement repeatedly breached, null and void. Is BB for Israelis or does he represent the pals and Jordan, will he once again do nothing as usual…or just stick to indicting soldiers who kill terrorists. Jordan should hand it back to Israel or give it to the pals and then Isreal take it from the pals. Bottom line,,, it does not work, never has, take it back.