Israeli police inspect the scene of an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 (Photo: Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
Eko Hot Blog reports that two explosions rocked Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, early Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 14 people, according to an Israeli police spokesperson.
The police described the explosions as a suspected “combined terror attack.”
The first blast occurred at a bus station near the entrance of Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring at least 11 people, including a person who later died, the spokesperson said.
After a second explosion almost half an hour later at the city’s Ramot junction, at 7:30 a.m., three people were evacuated with minor injuries, police added.
The police spokesperson noted that initial investigations indicated that explosive devices were placed at both blast sites and a search is underway for suspects.
The Israeli police also claimed that the explosions were suspected Palestinian attacks.
At the site of the first blast, images showed debris strewn on the ground and a parked bus with holes pierced in its windscreen. Metal railings surrounding the bus stop were also damaged and the area was cordoned off.
In a Twitter post, the US Embassy in Jerusalem condemned in “the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attacks on public locations.”
“Terrorism is a dead-end that accomplishes absolutely nothing,” the Embassy wrote.
The Israeli police commissioner said the kind of attack that took place in Jerusalem “has not been seen for years.” He added that police are searching for more possible explosives in the city.
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