Five Americans were among the seven people killed in Wednesday’s terrorist bombing at Hebrew University’s Mt. Scopus campus. The victims were identified Thursday as Marla Bennett, 24, from San Diego, Calif.; Benjamin Blutstein, 25, from Susquehanna Township, Pa.; and Janis Ruth Coulter, 36, who served in New York as deputy director of the university’s international school. Another victim, David Gritz, 24, held dual U.S.-French citizenship. A fifth victim, whose name was not yet released, held dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship.
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