Five people were injured Monday morning, one of them seriously, when a booby trapped car exploded on Hebron Rood in the southern part of the city. Two of the injured were sitting in the car at the time and the other three were passers-by. However, unlike a previous explosion several days ago in downtown Jerusalem, Monday’s explosion was believed to be the work of criminals. Police said the two men sitting in the car were involved in an earlier car bombing attempt, which was foiled at the last minute. The seriously injured man was trapped in the burning car after the explosion.
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