Foreign Office issues warning to travellers to Jerusalem
The Foreign Office has issued a fresh warning to visitors to Jerusalem after at least 21 people were injured in a bomb blast in the south of the city.
It said those travelling in the area should ‘take extra care’ and follow the advice of the local authorities following the attack yesterday evening.
Two of the worst injured were taken to hospital in a serious condition. A police statement confirmed a bomb had gone off in the back half of a bus near the Hebron Road in south Jerusalem.
Many of the injured were on the bus but others were in a passing car, said the BBC. The car caught fire along with a second bus that was empty.
The head of the emergency department at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center told Israeli Army Radio that some of the injuries were caused by flying metal nails and nuts.
A police spokesman told Israeli Channel 2 television that investigators were still trying to determine who had planted the bomb.
In a statement issued today, the Foreign Office said: "There have been reports of an explosion on a bus in South Jerusalem; if you’re travelling in the area, take extra care and follow the advice of the local authorities."
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