Six people were injured when a bomb exploded on a Petach Tikva-to-Tel Aviv bus Friday morning. Two bombs exploded in a Jerusalem suburb Sunday morning without causing casualties or damage.
The bus bombing occurred as the vehicle was passing through the religious township of Bnei Brak just north of Tel Aviv. Two of the passengers sustained slight injuries and three were treated for shock at a nearby hospital. The sixth injured passenger was driven away in a private car. His condition was not known. Police cordoned off the area to search for clues.
The early morning bombing in Jerusalem occurred near a bus stop in the French Hill suburb where soldiers travelling to the West Bank usually congregate to hitch rides. Later in the morning, a bomb exploded in a garbage can near the Kupat Holim medical center in the Ramot Eshkol suburb. Police said they do not believe the second bomb was planted by terrorists but did not say why.
There have been six bombings in various cities and towns since last Thursday. The explosion in the bus Friday was the only one to cause casualties.
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