ISRAEL: Police remain deployed throughout Tel Aviv after a bomb explodes on a commuter bus. Israeli Army Radio has reported that the suspect in the bus attack is still at large

Record ID: 397597

  • Title: ISRAEL: Police remain deployed throughout Tel Aviv after a bomb explodes on a commuter bus. Israeli Army Radio has reported that the suspect in the bus attack is still at large
  • Date: 21st November 2012
  • Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (NOVEMBER 21, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERING NEAR SITE WHERE BUS EXPLODED RELIGIOUS JEWISH MEN AT SITE VARIOUS OF POLICEMEN CLEANING UP ROAD VARIOUS OF ROAD SWEEPER POLICE AT SITE PEOPLE AT SITE VARIOUS OF EXTRA POLICEMEN STANDING NEAR BUS STATION AFTER BUS EXPLOSION SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED IN TEL AVIV POLICE CAR/ POLICEMEN VARIOUS OF POLICEM
  • Embargoed: 6th December 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
  • Reuters ID: LVA5E3VIEG0YWO2KW6DPJVJ9ZEAB
  • Story Text: Policemen cleaned the site of a bus explosion in Israel's Tel Aviv on Wednesday (November 21).
    Earlier in the day, a bomb exploded on a bus in central Tel Aviv, wounding 15 people in what Israeli officials said was a terrorist attack that could complicate efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
    Celebratory gunfire rang out across Gaza as the news spread and the territory's Islamist rulers Hamas praised the bombing, but no one claimed immediate responsibility.
    The blast shattered windows on the bus as it drove along a tree-lined street next to Israel's huge defence ministry headquarters. Israel's ambulance service said four people suffered moderate-to-severe injuries and 11 were lightly hurt.
    Police said it was not a suicide attack and suggested that someone might have left the device on the number 142 bus.
    The driver, who escaped largely unscathed, told reporters he had not seen anyone suspicious get on board.
    Israeli police deployed throughout the city Israel tightened security in Jerusalem as tensions in the area remained high.
    The bombing happened on the eighth day of an Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip and coincided with intensive diplomatic efforts to secure a lasting truce.
    Israel launched its air offensive with the stated aim of halting all missile launches out of the Gaza Strip, which lies some 70 km (40 miles) south of Tel Aviv, a cosmopolitan city renowned for its nightlife and vibrant beach culture.
    Hamas had warned when the latest conflict flared that it would not confine itself to unleashing rockets.
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