An explosion ripped through a bus in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing several passengers and wounding dozens more, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. However, the Islamic militant group Hamas has threatened to take bloody revenge for Tuesday’s botched missile attack by Israel on one of its leaders, Abdel Aziz Rantisi. “All indications are it was a suicide bomber,” Jerusalem police spokesman Gil Kleiman told CNN. “As of now, we have no indication of who did this.” Paramedics and police reported a total of 40 casualties, including 15 people in serious condition. Police said several passengers were killed. Police said the blast apparently was set off by a suicide attacker who targeted bus No. 14 on Jaffa Street, Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare. The blast was heard throughout the city. Full Story
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