Six persons were injured here tonight when a parcel exploded on Nathan Strauss Street in the center of the city. The parcel, which was found in a parking lot near the B’nai B’rith building, went off as a police sapper was trying to dismantle it. The injured, which included two policemen and the sapper, were hospitalized. Police cordoned off the area and a search was conducted.
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